Tiramisu Cream Puffs from Scratch
Calories: 9
Adjust Servings Here: 15 servings
Description
These Tiramisu Cream Puffs are a delightful fusion of two beloved desserts. The light and airy choux pastry shells are filled with a creamy mascarpone cheese mixture infused with the flavors of coffee and cocoa, reminiscent of traditional tiramisu. Each bite offers a perfect balance of textures and flavors, making these cream puffs a truly indulgent and unforgettable treat.
Ingredients
Choux pastry dough
- ¼ cup (60 ml) Water
- ¼ cup (60 ml) Milk
- ¼ cup (55 g) Unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ cup (60 g) All-purpose flour
- 2 large Eggs
Mascarpone cream
- 8 oz (226 g) Mascarpone cheese softened
- ½ cup (60 g) Powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ½ cup (120 ml) Heavy cream whipped to stiff peaks
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice (optional)
Coffee injector (optional)
- ½ cup (120 ml) Strong brewed coffee cooled
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Coffee liqueur (optional)
- Cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
Choux pastry
- Preheat the oven to 400°F /200°C/ Gas mark 6 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and add flour all at once, stirring quickly until the mixture forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the pan.¼ cup Water, ¼ cup Unsalted butter, ¼ tsp Salt, ½ cup All-purpose flour
- Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until the dough is smooth and glossy.2 large Eggs
- Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a round tip. Pipe small mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each for expansion. Depending on the size, you should get about 12 to 15 cream puffs with this recipe.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until the puffs are golden brown. Remove from the oven and use a toothpick or skewer to poke a small hole in the bottom of each puff to release steam.
- Return them from the oven and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden brown and crisp. Remove them from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack.
Assemble
- Mascarpone cream - In a medium bowl, beat mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until smooth. Gently fold in the whipped cream until well combined. Transfer the cream to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip.8 oz Mascarpone cheese, ½ cup Powdered sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla extract, ½ cup Heavy cream, 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Coffee mixture - In a small bowl, combine the brewed coffee, sugar, and coffee liqueur (if using). Use a liquor injector and fill it with some coffee mixture.½ cup Strong brewed coffee, 2 tbsp Sugar, 1 tbsp Coffee liqueur (optional)
- Fill - Pipe the mascarpone cream into each cream puff until filled. Dust the tops of the cream puffs with cocoa powder. Place the liquor injector in each cream puff.Cocoa powder
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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