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.


Dream Cream Puffs

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Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Related Categories: Desserts
 
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Ingredients
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    Nonstick cooking spray
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  • 1/2  cup
    water
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  • 2  tablespoons
    butter or margarine
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  • 1/2  cup
    all-purpose flour
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  • 2 
    eggs
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  • 1  4-serving-size package
    instant chocolate pudding mix or reduced-calorie regular chocolate pudding mix
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  • 2  cups
    fat-free milk
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  • 1/8  teaspoon
    peppermint extract
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    Sifted powdered sugar
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    Fresh strawberries (optional)
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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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