Did you ever have those puffy airy cream puffs before you went gluten free? Well, now you can have those again! This Gluten Free Cream Puffs recipe will bring back memories, and you will want to devour a whole batch!
Just one bite of these gluten free cream puffs is all it takes to be hooked. Don’t forget to check out my Gluten Free Pantry Essentials to see what I use to bake in my gluten free kitchen.
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!”
What are 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 in 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?)
Here are some more fun gluten free French recipes to try! They may also love this Gluten Free Crepes recipe, these Gluten Free Cheese Danish, or these Gluten Free Flaky Pastries for more French dessert love.
Tips to Make this 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.
- Make sure your oven is 400F degrees before you put the dough balls into the oven!
How To Make Gluten Free Cream Puffs:
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. This 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 dough is sticky, but the surface evens out with baking.
How do you know when the they are done baking?
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 the filling.
What else can you fill your cream puffs with?
You can fill your cream puffs with whipped cream, jam, Nutella, or ice cream.
I used a slightly sweetened whipped cream to fill these cream puffs. You can make your whipped cream from scratch, or buy it at the store.
How to make the homemade whipped cream:
- Take 1 carton of heavy cream and add it to a bowl.
- Use electric beaters to whip the cream until it forms peaks.
- I don’t add sugar but feel free to add 1 tablespoon to the heavy cream then mix.
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:
Things You Need To Make This Recipe:
- A food processor is a great way to mix up your dough with less elbow grease!
- Mixing bowls with a rubber bottom so they don’t slide around.
Gluten Free Cream Puffs
An easy gluten free cream puffs recipe. These are also called profiteroles.
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
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Add water and butter to a pot.
- Bring to a boil. It should boil about 3 minutes in a rolling boil.
- Turn off the heat and add the flour. Stir until you have a soft dough ball.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paer.
- Put dough ball into a bowl. Add the eggs at once and use a mixer to mix the dough and eggs together.
- Use a small cookie scoop to drop the dough balls onto the parchment paper.
- Bake for 22-30 minutes. You want to take these out of the oven when they puff up and get slightly golden.
- Move the puffs to a cooling rack and allow to cool.
- Cut each puff in half and add whipped cream or another filling you like.
- Dust with powdered sugar or dip in chocolate.
Notes
Fill these cream puffs with whipped cream, ice cream, or dip in chocolate.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 71Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 43mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g
Jenni
I am super impressed you can make pate a choux with gluten free flour. So cool, and I know so many gf folks will be so happy!
Sandi Gaertner
Thanks Jenni 🙂
Aubree
Hello- I made these last night and while the dough tasted delicious and they puffed up beautifully in the oven, when I took them out, they deflated to be as flat as pancakes. Any particular reason that this happened and any way for me to avoid it in the future. Regardless, they were quite delicious and I sliced them open and filled them with Bavarian cream, Nutella, and I even added bananas to a few. Thank you for any advise you can give me.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Aubree, wow, I haven’t heard of these deflating like this. Can I ask which gluten free flour blend you used?
Bird
These look so delicious and fluffy! YUM!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Bird 🙂
Mm
Mine were beautiful right out of the oven but fell in less than 5 minutes, what went wrong? they still taste ok though. Thanks!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you for letting me know. I am not sure why they fell, please tell me which gluten free flour blend you used and what liquid you used.
Michele
These turned out wonderfully! Thank you so much.
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad you liked them Michele 🙂
Janet Paula
If I use buckwheat flour or quinoa flour and psyllium husk, how much of the psyllium husk to use? Most recipes that I’ve seen say 1 t. of Xanthan Gum should be replaced with 3 tablespoons of psyllium husk. Also, I want to use oil. Is that OK? Thank you.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Janet, I have never baked with psyllium husk so I am unable to guide you to any substitutions. I also have not tested this recipe with oil. If you try it, let me know how it turns out.
Stacy Arundale
These were great! They tasted just like regular cream puffs. When we added the eggs, the batter was very liquid-y at first. We let the mixer continue to mix at a medium-high speed, and after a while the batter became sort of gluey. The cream puffs puffed up quite a bit in the oven, and looked like regular cream puffs. There were enough air pockets that we were able to pipe homemade whipped cream into them, without cutting them.
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad you liked these Stacy!! You made my day to come back and let me know 🙂
TC
These look yummy! I’ve made gf cream puffs using the Betty Crocker recipe subbing Bob’s 1 to 1 for the flour. They turned out just like the gluten version. I think weather affects the puff.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much…I hope you get a chance to try these 🙂
Mile
I have not tried the recipe yet, however looking at the photos i’m Concerned that the dough is too dense and you aren’t getting the large pockets of air you need to fill the profitier roll without cutting it.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Mile, Thank you for your note. I didn’t fill these as you mention, but I agree if someone wants to fill these vs cut them in half as we did, the batter would need to be more liquidy. It is hard with gluten free to get anything puffy as you suggest and I would love if you could suggest something that could help 🙂
Cindy Gordon
Wow Sandi, these look amazing! Nailed it!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Cindy :-).
Katie
I always get nervous making recipes like this so I love the section you included with extra tips!
Sandi Gaertner
You are so welcome Katie 🙂
Jenni LeBaron
It’s been far too long since I’ve had a cream puff and these do look very dreamy! Love that they’re gluten-free too!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Jenni 🙂
georgie
this is so cool, I didn’t even realise you could make cream puffs with gluten free flour! i love how they puffed up so much too!
Sandi Gaertner
My kids were pretty excited about that too 🙂
Emily
These look so good! It’s hard to believe they’re gluten-free!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Emily, I hope you like them.
Amanda
These were perfect drizzled with chocolate!
Sandig45
I need to try them with the chocolate…thank you so much for your note Amanda!
Sarah
I just made these and they puffed up really well & looked great. However, they tasted really egg-y and not like a cream puff at all. 😣 Would there be a reason for this or something I could do different to avoid that?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Sarah, I am not sure. You could try reducing the amount of egg? This was my grandmother’s recipe that I converted to gluten free so I haven’t varied her recipe in how it was written except to sub in and test gluten free flours with it. Please do let me know how it turns out if you try fewer eggs.
Leslie
Dreamy is right! These look as light as a cloud. I haven’t had a cream puff since before I had to go gluten free. Now, I can indulge!
Sandig45
Enjoy Leslie, I am so glad to create something to bring back those memories 🙂
Allison - Celebrating Sweets
One of my all-time faves! I love that you made them gluten free!
Sandig45
Thank you so much Allison 🙂
Cleo @ Journey to the Garden
I’m so glad to see more and more gluten-free recipes. The way you show the process in your photos is very helpful. Awesome post!
Sandig45
I am so glad it helps…thank you so much Cleo 🙂
Beth
Never in my life have I made a cream puff! These look puffy and perfect, just like the traditional!
Sandig45
Thank you so much Beth, I hope you like them.
Kaitie
Wow! These look amazing!! My family would love them 🙂
Sandig45
Thank you so much Kaitie 🙂