Decadent Little Cream Puffs

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 8 ounces cool whip topping
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 (3 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 heat water and 1/2 cup butter to boiling (i use unsalted).
• 2 stir in, all at once the flour.
• 3 stir over heat – mixing vigorously until ball forms.
• 4 remove from heat and beat in 4 eggs, one at a time.
• 5 beat until smooth and velvety.
• 6 drop onto ungreased cookie sheets. this recipe will make 8 large cream puffs. to make the small ones, i did about a large walnut sized ball.
• 7 bake for 45-50 minutes at 400 degrees. mine only took about 30-35 minutes because they were so small.
• 8 after they cool a bit, cut off top and remove any wet dough inside.
• 9 filling:.
• 10 make the pudding with the 1 1/2 cups of milk, and let it set up.
• 11 beat the cream cheese and the pudding and cool whip topping together.
• 12 fill cream puffs with instant pudding mixture. top with melted chocolate for a nice presentation.