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Cream Puff Dessert

A layered dessert featuring light choux pastry, creamy filling, and a chocolate drizzle for a crowd-pleasing twist on the classic cream puff.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15

Ingredients
  

For the Choux Pastry Base:

  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs

For the Cream Filling:

  • 2 3.4 oz boxes instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 cups cold milk
  • 1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 8 oz container whipped topping, thawed

For the Topping:

  • ½ cup chocolate syrup or melted chocolate

Instructions
 

Make the Choux Pastry:

  • Preheat your oven to 400°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • In a saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour and stir vigorously until the mixture forms a ball.
  • Remove from heat and beat in eggs one at a time until the dough is smooth. Spread into the prepared dish.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until golden. Let cool completely.

Prepare the Cream Layer:

  • Whisk pudding mix with cold milk until thickened. Beat cream cheese until smooth, then mix it into the pudding. Fold in whipped topping.

Assemble the Dessert:

  • Spread the cream filling over the cooled pastry base. Drizzle with chocolate syrup or melted chocolate.

Chill:

  • Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Slice and serve chilled.