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Candy Corn Cream Puffs

Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: baking, Dessert, pastry
Servings: 16 cream puffs
Author: Barbara Schieving

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon orange food coloring
  • cup powdered sugar
  • 16 yellow cream puff shells*
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • ½ teaspoon white icing color

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, beat heavy cream and salt until soft peaks form. Set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and food coloring until smooth. Add cream cheese mixture to heavy cream and beat on low speed until incorporated.
  • Cut off the top half of the cream puff. Pipe cream mixture into bottom shell. Cover with top half of the cream puff shell. Spread the top of the éclair with the white icing. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • White Icing
  • Combine powdered sugar, heavy cream, water, and white icing color in a small, deep bowl and whisk until smooth. Add more water or powdered sugar if needed to make a smooth, spreadable icing.