Dreamy Gluten Free Cream Puffs Recipe

Did you ever have those puffy airy cream puffs before you went gluten free? Well, now you can have those again!

These Gluten Free Cream Puffs will bring back memories.

These Gluten Free Cream Puffs (aka Gluten Free Profiteroles) are a dream come true! Filled with whipped cream and dusted with powdered sugar…every bite will melt in your mouth!

If you haven’t tried a cream puff, you are in for a treat! Luckily for you, this recipe is EASY, and it makes a lot of little cream puffs so you can have lots on-hand!

Trust me, you want a lot because when your family gets a hold of these, they will disappear really quickly!”

Gluten Free Profiteroles

If you are new to the world of profiteroles, they are a French pastry ball that can be filled with all sorts of delicious things such as:

• whipped cream
• custard
• pastry cream
• ice cream

After they are filled, you can dust them with powdered sugar, a chocolate ganache, or enjoy them dipped in chocolate.

I am so excited I finally got my recipe to work with this gluten free version!

My kids devoured these homemade cream puffs really easily. It is funny because they never had regular cream puffs. This was a totally new experience for them. (Dare I tell them that I now can make eclairs too?)

Tips to Make this Gluten Free Cream Puffs Recipe:

• It is important to boil the water and butter before adding the flour. This helps the puffs puff up.
• Add the eggs all at once then use a mixer to blend them into the dough ball.

The first step to making homemade cream puffs is to boil the water and butter together. Make sure it is a rolling boil.

Mix in the flour quickly. It will form a soft dough ball. My gluten free flour blend contains xanthan gum. If your mix doesn’t, make sure you add 1 teaspoon.

Use an electric mixer to mix in the eggs. Again, add all of the eggs in at the same time.

Use a small cookie scoop to drop the dough onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Make sure the oven reaches 400F degrees before putting the puff dough into the oven.

The profiterole dough will puff up when it bakes as you can see in this picture. Once the cream puffs are cool, you can cut them in half and add filling.

I used a slightly sweetened whipped cream to fill these cream puffs.

Dust with powdered sugar.

Now, they are ready to eat! I have not experimented to see if these cream puff balls freeze yet. Everyone ate them so quickly. If you do freeze them (before the whipped cream is added) please let me know.

More Gluten Free Desserts To Try:

• Gluten Free Flaky Pastries
• Gluten Free Devils Food Cake
• Gluten Free French Apple Cakes

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Things You Need To Make This Gluten Free Profiteroles Recipe:

1. An electric mixer.
2. Mixing bowls with a rubber bottom so they don’t slide around.

How To Make Gluten Free Cream Puffs:

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Gluten Free Cream Puffs

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

An easy gluten free cream puffs recipe. These are also called profiteroles.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Keyword: cream puff recipe, gluten free cream puffs

Servings: 24 puffs

Calories: 62 kcal

Author: Sandi Gaertner

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup gluten free flour blend
• 4 large eggs
• 2/3 cup whipped cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F.

2. Add water and butter to a pot. 

3. Bring to a boil. It should boil about 3 minutes in a rolling boil.

4. Turn off the heat and add the flour. Stir until you have a soft dough ball.

5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paer.

6. Put dough ball into a bowl. Add the eggs at once and use a mixer to mix the dough and eggs together.

7. Use a small cookie scoop to drop the dough balls onto the parchment paper.

8. Bake for 22-30 minutes. You want to take these out of the oven when they puff up and get slightly golden. 

9. Move the puffs to a cooling rack and allow to cool.

10. Cut each puff in half and add whipped cream or another filling you like.

11. Dust with powdered sugar or dip in chocolate.

Nutrition Facts

Gluten Free Cream Puffs

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 62 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 10mg 3%

Sodium 2mg 0%

Potassium 1mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 6g 2%

Sugars 2g

Vitamin A 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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