Dream Cream Puffs
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Low in fat and calories, these light and airy chocolate dessert puffs are filled with a fat-free, minty chocolate filling.

Servings:
8 servings
Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 55 mins
Ingredients
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Nonstick cooking spraysee savings

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1/2 cupwatersee savings

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2 tablespoonsbutter or margarinesee savings

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1/2 cupall-purpose floursee savings

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2eggssee savings

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1 4-serving-size packageinstant chocolate pudding mix or reduced-calorie regular chocolate pudding mixsee savings

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2 cupsfat-free milksee savings

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1/8 teaspoonpeppermint extractsee savings

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Sifted powdered sugarsee savings

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Fresh strawberries (optional)see savings

Directions
1.
Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
2.
In a small saucepan combine water and butter. Bring to boiling. Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon after each addition. Drop mixture in 8 mounds, 3 inches apart, on the prepared baking sheet.
3.
Bake in a 400 degree F oven about 30 minutes or until golden. Transfer cream puffs to a wire rack; cool. Cut tops from cream puffs; remove soft dough from inside. Cool completely on a wire rack.
4.
Meanwhile, for filling, prepare pudding mix according to package directions using the fat-free milk. Stir in peppermint extract. Cover surface with plastic wrap. Chill.
5.
To serve, spoon about 1/4 cup of the filling into the bottom half of each cream puff. Replace tops. Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar. If desired, garnish with fresh strawberries. Makes 8 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 146, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 63 mg, Sodium 284 mg, Carbohydrate 22 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 4 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 1%, Calcium 8%, Iron 4%. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 1.5, Fat .5.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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