Strawberry Cream Puffs

Cream puffs filled with a strawberry whipped cream filling - absolutely awesome!

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 12 cream puffs

Ingredients

• Puffs

• 1  cup water
• 1⁄2 cup butter, cut up
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup flour
• 4  large eggs

• Filling

• 2  cups heavy cream
• 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) package  thawed and drained frozen strawberries, in syrup (save 2 tablespoons of syrup)
• 2  tablespoons  reserved drained strawberry syrup
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a saucepan, heat water, butter and salt over medium high heat until butter melts.
2. Reduce heat to low and add flour all at once, stirring until mixture forms a ball.
3. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes.
4. Add eggs to flour mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition, then cool for 10 minutes.
5. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto greased baking sheet, making 12 puffs.
6. Bake at 400° for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack.
8. To prepare filling, beat heavy cream at medium speed just until thickened.
9. At low speed, add confectioner's sugar, 2 tablespoons of reserved strawberry syrup and vanilla and beat until soft peaks form.
10. Fold in drained strawberries.
11. Cut tops off puffs and remove any soft dough from inside.
12. Fill with strawberry filling and replace top.
13. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.