Description
Indulge in these delightful Cream Horns filled with sweet whipped cream, encased in flaky puff pastry. A European-inspired treat that’s perfect for dessert or a sweet snack.
Ingredients
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Puff Pastry:
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
Whipped Cream Filling:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Assembly:
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for sprinkling)
- powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease cream horn molds or make cone shapes with parchment paper.
- Prepare Pastry: Roll out puff pastry, cut into strips, and wrap around molds. Brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, and bake until golden.
- Make Filling: Whip cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
- Fill Cream Horns: Pipe whipped cream into cooled pastry shells.
- Serve: Dust with powdered sugar if desired. Serve or refrigerate until ready.
Notes
- You can use different fillings like pastry cream, custard, or sweetened mascarpone.
- Chilling the molds before wrapping the dough helps retain the shape.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream horn
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 115 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
