Description
Candy Corn Cream Puffs are delightful bite-sized desserts perfect for festive occasions. These cream puffs feature a smooth, creamy filling tinted a vibrant orange, sandwiched between light and airy yellow puff shells. Topped with a sweet white icing glaze, they offer a perfect balance of creamy and sweet textures with a charming seasonal twist.
Ingredients
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Filling
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon orange food coloring
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
Cream Puff Shells
- 16 yellow cream puff shells*
White Icing
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon white icing color
Instructions
- Whip the Heavy Cream: In a large mixing bowl, beat the heavy cream and a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. This creates a light, fluffy base for the filling. Set aside.
- Prepare the Cream Cheese Mixture: In a medium mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, and orange food coloring. Mix until smooth and fully blended.
- Combine Creams: Gently add the cream cheese mixture to the whipped heavy cream. Beat on low speed until both mixtures are fully incorporated, creating a smooth and creamy filling.
- Fill the Cream Puff Shells: Carefully cut off the top half of each cream puff shell. Pipe or spoon the cream filling generously into the bottom half of each shell. Then, replace the top half of the shell to form the cream puff.
- Prepare the White Icing: In a small deep bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, heavy cream, water, and white icing color until smooth and spreadable. Adjust with more water or powdered sugar as needed to achieve the right consistency.
- Glaze the Cream Puffs: Spread the white icing evenly over the top half of each filled cream puff for a glossy and sweet finish.
- Chill and Serve: Refrigerate the cream puffs until ready to serve to allow the filling to set and flavors to meld.
Notes
- Yellow cream puff shells can be store-bought or homemade; ensure they are fully cooled before filling.
- Adjust the amount of orange food coloring to achieve your preferred shade of orange.
- White icing consistency can be adjusted by adding water or powdered sugar incrementally for ease of spreading.
- For best results, consume the cream puffs within 2 days of preparation to maintain freshness.
- This recipe does not involve baking the cream puff shells; ensure shells are pre-baked or purchased ready.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
