Description
Indulge in the delightful combination of light and airy choux pastry filled with a rich and creamy ube custard. These Ube Cream Puffs are a fusion of Filipino flavors and French pastry techniques, resulting in a unique and delicious dessert.
Ingredients
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Choux Pastry:
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
Ube Custard Filling:
- 2 cups milk
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons ube extract
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Prepare Choux Pastry: In a saucepan, combine water, milk, butter, salt, and sugar. Cook until boiling. Remove from heat, add flour, stir until dough forms. Cool, then beat in eggs. Pipe mounds onto a baking sheet and bake.
- Make Ube Custard Filling: Heat milk, whisk sugar, salt, cornstarch, and egg yolks. Cook until thickened. Stir in butter and ube extract. Chill.
- Assemble: Whip cream with sugar, fold into custard. Fill puffs with the custard mixture.
Notes
- For deeper flavor, use ube halaya in the filling.
- Fill cream puffs just before serving to keep them crisp.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Pastry
- Method: Baking, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Filipino-Inspired, French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
