Description
Orange Blossom Cream Puffs are airy choux pastries filled with lightly sweetened whipped cream infused with fragrant orange blossom water. A perfect blend of crisp texture and floral delicacy, ideal for elegant entertaining or a refined personal treat.
Ingredients
- 100 ml whole milk
- 100 ml water
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 100 g all-purpose flour, sifted
- 3 to 4 large eggs
- 250 ml heavy cream
- 30 g granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1/2–1 tsp orange blossom water (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Icing sugar for dusting
- Optional: orange blossom water-icing glaze
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, combine milk, water, and butter. Bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat, add sifted flour and salt, stirring vigorously until a dough forms and pulls away from the pan.
- Transfer dough to a bowl and let cool slightly until warm to the touch.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, until the dough is smooth and falls in a “V” shape from the spatula. Use the fourth egg only if needed.
- Pipe or spoon 3–4 cm rounds onto the baking sheet, spaced apart.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown and firm. Cool completely.
- Whip heavy cream with sugar until soft peaks form. Add orange blossom water and optional vanilla, and continue whipping to firmer peaks. Adjust to taste.
- Transfer whipped cream to a piping bag with a small round tip. Poke a hole in the bottom of each puff and fill until slightly bulging.
- Dust with icing sugar and optionally glaze with orange blossom icing. Serve fresh.
Notes
- Use rose water or orange zest if orange blossom water is unavailable.
- Empty puffs can be made ahead and stored airtight for 2 days.
- Filled puffs are best eaten the same day for best texture.
- Choux dough consistency is key — it should fall from the spatula in a ribbon or ‘V’.
- Don’t open the oven early to avoid collapse.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
