Recipe: Ice Cream Puffs

January 15, 2009 on 2:40 pm | In Uncategorized |

On New Year’s Eve, Pete and I had another “appetizers for dinner night” that included baked brie, stuffed mushrooms, and fondue. Dessert, though, was my favorite. We made mini sweet puffs filled with gelato (a recipe that originally came from Food Network Kitchens), which reminded me so much of the profiteroles I love at a restaurant in Boston. They were surprisingly easy to make, were the perfect dessert (after all, you can eat 1 or 5), and the leftovers lasted the rest of the week.

1/2 cup water
1/2 stick butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

In a saucepan, boil water, butter, sugar, and salt over medium to medium high heat, stirring to combine. Once the mixture is boiling, remove it from the heat and stir in the flour. Return the pan to medium-low heat and continue stirring for another minute or two. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and use an electric mixer (a stand mixer with a paddle or a hand mixer) to add the eggs one at a time. Once combined, the dough will be smooth and shiny.

Lightly spray a baking sheet. Using a pastry bag or Ziplock bag (with the edge cut off), pipe the dough into small balls, smoothing them with a wet finger. I made different sized balls, from about 1/2 inch to 2 inches. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees and bake another 10-15 minutes. (Don’t open the oven until you’re ready to check them after the second 10 minutes.) Remove the pan from the oven and poke each puff with a toothpick, then bake again (at 375 degrees) for another 7-10 minutes to cook the inside.

Our puffs were filled with vanilla gelato and topped with hot fudge, although the combinations of ice cream, cream, or other fillings with different flavored toppings obviously goes way beyond that. (I also ate one the next day with whipped cream and strawberries.)

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  1. Dude, those look SO good. They look so good, in fact, that my daughter just got upset with me when I pulled up this comment box because she still wanted to gawk at the picture.

    Comment by All Rileyed Up — January 15, 2009 #

  2. Oh my goodness, they look so yummy!

    Comment by Staci A — January 19, 2009 #

  3. I’ve had quite a few lame-o New Year’s Eves, which always seem to end in depressing conversations with friends about death and dying and the passage of time. I think I just need a new crowd to hang out with.

    Hope this year is better for you, or at least sparkler-free.

    Comment by Sarkari Naukri — December 14, 2010 #

  4. Dinner can not be completed if it do not have deserts, it full fill every taste left in dinner.These puffs are awesome i”ll try that thanks for sharing this with us.

    Comment by Ice Cream — April 25, 2011 #

  5. Dude, those look SO good. They look so good, in fact, that my daughter just got upset with me when I pulled up this comment box because she still wanted to gawk at the picture.

    Comment by Sarkari Naukri — March 11, 2012 #

  6. Bhuvan is a bright example of latest Indian Technology. It should be used by us more and more to utilise the application provided by it
    This is good for watch

    Comment by Sarkari Naukri — April 5, 2012 #

  7. Its a simple and quick to make yummy choclate dessert.I tried it for the first time and it turned it to be very yummy.Thinking dessert are complex and difficult to make.. I was wrong… this choco mousse is very simple and requires very less time to make

    Comment by Government Jobs — April 5, 2012 #

  8. about how many servings is this??choco mousse?

    Comment by Technical Government Jobs — April 5, 2012 #

  9. This is really a great recipe. I am loving it. I have already added it to my Ice cream menu. Keep providing such useful information.

    Comment by Ice Cream Van — May 2, 2012 #

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