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20 Minute Snowflake Cream Puff Recipe

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Fast and Easy Cream Puff Recipe 

This cream puff recipe uses simple ingredients and only takes 20 minutes to make! The flaky pastry crust and real whipped cream filling make these cream puffs a guaranteed hit at any party!

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Holiday entertaining is almost in full swing. This year, I will be hosting Thanksgiving day dessert buffet. Close family and friends will come to my home to enjoy home-baked pies, sweet, and drinks. This will be my first large-scale entertaining event, so I really want to make sure everything is on-point.

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As many of you know, I love to cook, bake, and create! Be keeping my recipes easy, and simple I will be able to get the most bang for my buck. Besides all the traditional Thanksgiving desserts like pies, and puddings, I also want to make these Cream-Filled Snowflake Puff Pastry Bites. Made with Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets. 

This cream puff recipe takes just 20 minutes to make and is ideal for wowing your guests with bakery-fresh bites.

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In my home, I am all about real whipped cream.

Whenever possible, I prefer to whip up a batch of fresh whipped cream using confectionery sugar, vanilla extract, and one pint of heavy whipping cream. Just 2-3 minutes on high speed, and I have soft, pillowy peaks of real cream heaven!

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To be super festive, I cut out my puff pastry sheets using a snowflake cookie cutter.

With puff pastry, they rise up so you can fit quite a bit on one baking tray. Just 14-15 minutes and they are perfectly golden and ready to cool, and carefully slice in half for filling with cream.

Add fresh whipped cream to a large star tipped piping bag and carefully add a dollop of cream to each snowflake puff, and then sprinkle with some powdered sugar.

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The end result is the perfect-sized, festive snowflake cream puff that can be made a few hours ahead of time. Place them in the fridge to chill until enjoying.

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These 20 minute cream puffs taste better than the fancy bake shop versions.

If you love cream horns, you will love these snowflake cream puffs because they are made from the same dough. Definitely a great holiday dessert idea!

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20 Minute Snowflake Cream Puff Recipe

A bite-sized cream puff you can make right at home with little baking skills in just 20 minutes time.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time14 mins
Total Time19 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Keyword: cream puffs, whipped cream
Servings: 20 cream puffs
Calories: 223kcal
Author: Amy

Ingredients

Puff Pastry:

  • 1 box Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets

Real Whipped Cream Filling

  • 1 pint heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup confectionery sugar

Instructions

  • Snowflakes: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Roll out slightly thawed and pliable puff pastry dough
  • Carefully cut out snowflakes and place them on a jumbo sized parchment-lined baking sheet
  • Once all snowflakes are cut out, re-roll the dough out and cut out more if needed.
  • Bake 10-12 mins
  • Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes before carefully slicing them in half
  • Fill with real cream, sprinkle with confectionery sugar and enjoy!
  • Cream: Add all ingredients to a large bowl, and beat on high until firm peaks form
  • Add cream to a pastry bag and pipe into each snowflake.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cream puff | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 32mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 7% | Vitamin C: 0.2% | Calcium: 1.8% | Iron: 3.5%

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Comments

  4. Shauna

    November 14, 2016 at 7:45 pm


    Oh my goodness, YES, these look amazing. What a fabulous way to celebrate the holidays with the star that started it all :) Thanks so much for sharing. I will totally be trying these.

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  8. Robin Rue

    November 14, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    These would be perfect for our holiday get together that we host every year. I know that my guests would be blown away!

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  9. Ash Sears

    November 14, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    My family would devour these if I made them. I would definitely have to make a whole lot since whenever they are given the option of puff pastry anywhere it is a must!

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  24. Melissa @ The Staten Island Family

    November 15, 2016 at 10:56 am

    Those look absolutely DELISH and I can’t wait to go out and buy all the ingredients you mention in your post and try and attempt this recipe with my kids! Perfect for the holidays!

    Reply

  26. Janis @MommyBlogExpert

    November 15, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    What a pretty and easy pastry-like cookie to make with puff pastry. I have lots of shapes of small cookie cutters and can’t wait to try your recipe. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

  29. Della Nickerson

    November 14, 2017 at 8:22 pm

    Hi Amy I was wondering the size of the snowflake cookie cutter you used . I have one but it seems really large.
    Thanks della

    Reply

  30. Debra Kay

    November 21, 2017 at 10:45 pm

    P.F. Puffed Pastry states 400. By the way…. made these. They left a greasy film in my mouth. It was like eating lard. Any tips?

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  32. Rhonda Stewart

    December 8, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    Thank You Amy, For The delicious Creme Cheese
    Filling It Will be The Only Pastry filling I Will Use
    It’s A lot Like A Filling I Use Another Desert I Use
    JustWanted to Let You Know How Much I Appreciate
    You Sharing Sincerely Rhonda Stewart

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  34. Sheila

    December 16, 2017 at 2:31 pm

    I think I will drizzle these with peppermint flavoured chocolate, as well as the icing sugar. It will add to the festive flavour.????

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  36. Sandra

    December 26, 2017 at 12:01 am

    I wish I came across this recipe sooner for the holidays. So simple and my kind of desert. This is a keeper. Can’t wait to make thease next occasion. Thanks so much. ????

    Sandra

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  38. J Starr

    January 25, 2018 at 4:35 pm

    Absolutely loved making these. The instructions were right on and easy to follow. My finished product made me feel like the baker I’m truly not. Everyone loved them! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply

  39. Julie

    October 22, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    Could you add a flavoring to the whip cream I.e. Coconut, almond, lemon, peppermint? Do you have to adjust amounts in any way if you add flavoring?

    Reply

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