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Easy Lemon Cream Puffs Recipe filled with whipped cream and lemon curd, dusted with powdered sugar, on a white plate with fresh lemons in the background.

Lemon Cream Puffs

5 from 1 vote
This Lemon Cream Puffs results in light, golden pastry shells filled with a luscious lemon cream filling. Perfect for any gathering, the puffs stay crispy for hours and the filling offers a perfect balance of tart and creamy flavors.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 24 cream puffs
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, French
Calories: 130
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Pâte à Choux:
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 stick - Unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon Fine sea salt
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 4 large Eggs - Add one at a time, mixing thoroughly.
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
For the Lemon Cream Filling:
  • 1 cup Heavy cream
  • ¼ cup Fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
  • ½ cup Granulated sugar
  • 4 large Egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoon Butter
  • ½ cup Mascarpone cheese - For the smooth texture of the filling.
Optional Finishing:
  • 1 tablespoon Powdered sugar - To dust the tops of filled puffs.
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh lemon zest - Optional for garnish
  • 1 tablespoon Candied lemon peel - Optional for garnish

Equipment

  • 1 Heavy-bottomed saucepan (For cooking the pâte à choux base.)
  • 1 Stand mixer with paddle (For mixing and adding eggs to the dough.)
  • 1 Large piping bags with round tips (For piping the dough and cream filling.)
  • 1 Fine-mesh strainer (To strain lemon cream filling.)
  • 1 Instant-read thermometer (For checking temperatures when making dough.)

Method
 

  1. Heat water, butter, and salt in a saucepan until it boils vigorously.
  2. Remove the saucepan from heat and add flour all at once, stirring quickly until smooth.
  3. Transfer the dough to a mixer and add eggs one at a time, beating until the mixture is smooth and shiny.
  4. Pipe the dough onto a baking sheet and bake at high temperature, reducing heat midway until golden and hollow.
  5. Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch, heat lemon juice, and combine them, then strain the mixture to remove lumps.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cream puffCalories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 50mgSugar: 7gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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