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Crowd Cream Puffs

This is a great way to serve cream puffs to a crowd.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 12
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Chill: 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 45 minutes
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Ingredients  

Cream Puff Crust:

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs

Additional Ingredients:

  • 5 cups custard (double my French Custard recipe - see note)
  • 1 cup whipping cream (or 2 cups whipped)

Instructions: 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°. Grease a 9x13 pan and set aside.
  • In a saucepan, bring the butter and water to a boil.
  • Add the flour and mix well.
  • Cool slightly then beat in the eggs, 1 at a time.
  • When the mixture is completely mixed, spread in the 9x13 pan.
  • Bake for 30 minutes then remove from oven and completely cool.

While the crust is baking and cooling:

  • Make the custard and set aside to cool.
  • Whip the cream.
  • Close to serving time, when everything is cooled, spread the custard over the crust and top with the whipped cream. You can drizzle with chocolate sauce, too.

Notes:

This is my French Custard Recipe
Make Ahead: This is a great make-ahead recipe. You can assemble it several hours in advance and just keep it in the fridge, but it gets a smidge less soggy if you wait to assemble it until shortly before serving time.