Description
Light, crisp choux pastry filled with luxurious pistachio mascarpone cream, topped with powdered sugar and crushed pistachios — these cream puffs are an unforgettable dessert.
Ingredients
120 ml water
60 g butter
70 g all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1/4 tsp salt
240 ml heavy cream
200 g mascarpone cheese
3 tbsp pistachio paste
3 tbsp powdered sugar (for filling)
2 tbsp powdered sugar (for dusting)
2 tbsp crushed pistachios (for garnish)
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a saucepan, bring water, butter, and salt to a boil.
3. Remove from heat, add flour, and stir until smooth dough forms.
4. Return to heat, cook 1-2 minutes until dough pulls away from pan.
5. Cool slightly, beat in eggs one at a time until glossy.
6. Transfer to piping bag, pipe small mounds on baking sheet.
7. Bake 25-30 min until golden and hollow. Cool completely.
8. Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar to soft peaks.
9. Mix mascarpone with pistachio paste until smooth.
10. Fold whipped cream into mascarpone mixture gently.
11. Slice tops off puffs, fill with pistachio cream, replace tops.
12. Dust with powdered sugar, sprinkle crushed pistachios.
13. Chill 15-20 min before serving.
Notes
Make sure choux pastry is fully baked to avoid collapse.
Use cold heavy cream for best whipping results.
For extra flair, drizzle with melted white chocolate.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 100
- Fat: 16
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 15
- Fiber: 0.5
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 90
Keywords: pistachio cream puffs, choux pastry, pistachio dessert