These Cream Puffs with Vanilla Pudding Filling are light, fluffy, and delectable! They are easy to make with instant pudding mix!
The Best Cream Puffs Recipe
Cream puffs are a classic French dessert that melt in your mouth, and this easy recipe makes them simple to whip up at home. Using a box of instant vanilla pudding for the filling gives you that creamy, decadent flavor without the fuss.
The combination of flaky baked pastry and soft vanilla pudding cream makes these cream puffs irresistible. With just a little prep, you’ll have homemade cream puffs that rival any bakery — perfect for dessert, parties, or sharing with friends!
How to Make Cream Puffs
First, you’re going to mix together the instant pudding mix, heavy cream, and milk in a large saucepan. Bring it to a light boil and stir until the mixture forms into pudding consistency.
Once at pudding consistency, take it off the burner and place into a bowl so it can set in the refrigerator.
In a saucepan, bring butter and water to a boil. Lower the heat and stir in the flour and salt until the dough forms into a ball. Take off heat and transfer dough into a large mixing bowl.
Beat in the eggs using a hand mixer.
Add dough in small mounds onto a cookie sheet that’s been lined with parchment paper.
Bake until the puffs are golden brown.
Once baked, let them cool down, and then slice each puff in half so you can begin to fill the bottom of each cream puff with vanilla pudding cream and place the other half on top, so it closes like a sandwich. You can use either a spoon or a piping bag to add the pudding mixture.
Serve warm, or put in the refrigerator to serve chilled later on! I like sprinkling some powdered sugar on top of each one! Enjoy these delicious cream puffs!
Optional Cream Puff Topping
If you can’t get enough sweetness, some opt to place a drizzle of chocolate syrup over the top of the cream puffs for a fun design and even more flavor. For something more simpler simply dust the top of each one with powdered sugar!
Storing Leftovers
Store in an air-tight container and in the refrigerator. If stored properly, your cream puffs with pudding filling will last up to two to three days. It had to be refrigerated since the pudding filling was made with dairy. It can be left safely at room temperature for up to 4 hours only.
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Cream Puffs with Vanilla Pudding Filling
PrintIngredients
For the Vanilla Pudding Cream Filling
- 1 (3.4 ounce package) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
For the pastry puffs
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Mix together pudding mix powder, heavy cream and milk in a sauce pan. Bring to a light boil and stir until it forms a pudding consistency. Take off burner, put into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and put in refrigerator to set until pudding consistency.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet by covering with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan add butter and water, bringing to a low boil. Lower heat and stir in flour and salt. Stir until the mixture forms a dough ball. Take off heat immediately. Transfer this dough mixture into a large mixing bowl.
- Beat in eggs to dough mixture, one at a time, using a hand mixer.
- Drop tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 20-23 minutes.
- Take out of oven, allow to cool and then slice each puff in half. Add pudding filling mixture onto the bottom of a puff using a spoon or piping bag. Place another puff on top making a cream puff sandwich.
- Serve immediately or chill them in refrigerator to serve later on.
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says
These look absolutely delish!!
vanillasugarblog says
Cream puffs not only do they taste amazing, but even the words are like food porn’ish.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
LOOOOVE cream puffs and how cool that you used that delish Coffeemate creamer!
Jaclyn says
These are some of my favorite things! Biting into a cream puff is seriously a joyful experience, does that sound crazy? It really is though!
Pamela says
No, it sounds totally dreamy Jaclyn!
Debra says
I used to think cream puffs were so magical. Mom would only make them on special occasions. I don’t think we really fully appreciated the effort. These look just as magical!
Krista says
I’m so happy you stopped by my blog today, Pamela, cuz after reading your About Page – I love you too. 🙂 Seriously – your joy and delight and inner radiance beams like the sun and you totally made my day. 🙂 XO
Ashley says
Cream puffs were always around when I was a kid! These look delicious! So pretty too : )
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
Airy pastry puffs filled with vanilla custard cream?
If you’re looking for me you’ll find me sitting in a dark corner, crying because these were not my dinner.
Pamela says
You’ll find me siting in a dark corner eating these puffs because I feel guilty. 😉
yummychunklet says
What tasty looking puffs!
Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg says
Ooh, I love cream puffs. These look delish!
Nora (Buttercream Fanatic) says
Those are some pretty tempting looking cream puffs!
Mimi @ Culinary Couture says
These look and sound friggin fabulous. I’ll have a dozen please.
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ says
So it is possible to bake cream puffs without being a chef? Great, I always thought it was too complicate. It looks easy, instead! Now I look forward to try this recipe (I’ve already passed it to my family!).
Pamela says
Give it a shot Daniela, they rise so nicely ! Enjoy!
Pam says
These would be very dangerous for me… I KNOW I wouldn’t be able to only eat one.
John@Kitchen Riffs says
Cream puffs aren’t one of the major food groups, but should be! These look terrific — really creative. Thanks.
Mary Frances says
Any time the words extra and creamy are together, I will be there. These cream puffs look delicious, Pamela!
Kammie @ Sensual Appeal says
I’ve always LOVED cream puffs… so delicious. The creamier the better!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
I love this idea!! What a great use of creamer.
Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com says
“Try not to eat them all at once!” seriously???? I don’t see that happening! These look amazing! And what a great idea to use coffee mate in these cream puffs! BRILLIANT!
Pamela says
I know, every time we tried to eat one we both failed. 🙁
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
I’ve been wanting to make cream puff for a long time, but never seem to actually do it. These look divine! I would love to have one of those little babies now. I like how you used the creamer in the pudding. Creative!
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
I never would have imagined that you can bake with coffee mate, either! These remind me of chocolate eclairs … do you have them in the US? They are like long cream puffs full of cream or custard and with chocolate icing on the top. Your cream puffs look perfectly risen and delicious with all that cream oozing out! Yummy!
Pamela says
Oh goodness Helen, eclairs are a childhood favorite, feeling like I need one right now!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
I love how puffy and creamy these look! Cream puffs have been on my list of recipes to make for a while now, and I just need to go ahead and make them.
Monica says
I made cream puffs last summer and filled them with cocoa whipped cream…pudding is genius! Love ’em.
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
I love me a good cream puff! Have you had Beard Papa’s on the UWS? Love those little bundles of joy.
And these looks so good Pamela! Never would have thought of baking with Coffee-mate! So creative!
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
Cream puffs are so yummy! They store well in the freezer too. I love them when they are in the not quite frozen, not quite thawed out stage. Mmmm!
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
cream puffs are my weakness!
ela@GrayApron says
Yeap, I like sweet, I like creamy…and I like puffy! They look delicious, Pamela! 🙂 ela
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Oh my gosh, giiiiirll– these cream puffs are screaming my name! Who doesn’t love an irresistible, light and fluffy puff like this?! Love the addition of the creamer — I MUST find that!
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
What pretty little cream puffs, you little cream puff!
Prudy @butter, basil, and breadcrumbs says
Pamela!! What beautiful little cream puffs!! I could eat one or two…or five of them!! LOVE this.. <3