Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Cream Puffs
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
-
12 cream puffs
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
-
CREAM PUFFS
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup butter, cubed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 eggs
-
FILLING
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 3⁄4 cup whipped topping
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FROSTING
- 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons butter, softened
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 -2 teaspoon milk
- green food coloring
- orange food coloring
- 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
directions
- In a small saucepan, bring the water, butter and sugar to a boil.
- Combine flour and pie spice; add to water mixture all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms.
- Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny.
- Drop 12 rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove to a wire rack.
- Immediately split puffs open; remove tops and set aside.
- Discard soft dough from inside; cool puffs.
- For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar and pie spice until smooth.
- Pipe into cream puffs.
- Top each with 1 tablespoon whipped topping; replace tops.
- For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.
- Tint 1 tablespoon frosting green and 2 teaspoons orange; set aside.
- Stir cocoa into the remaining frosting.
- Pipe jack-o'-lantern faces with orange and chocolate frosting.
- Pipe stems with green frosting.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mom2Rose
Flint, Michigan