TWD BWD Rewind: Cream Puffs with Crackle and Cream (as profiteroles)

September 29, 2026 at 5:43 pm | Posted in BWD, general pastry, groups, other sweet, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 6 Comments
Tags: baking, cookies

As a group, we may be only one bake away from finishing BWD, but as a lazy member, I still have a couple more to go. I can now scratch Cream Puffs with Crackle and Cream off my list. Choux pastry is one of my favorite things to make, so I don’t know what took me so long to get to these. In fact, profiteroles have a spot on my dessert top 5, so I was happy to take Dorie’s “Playing Around” suggestion and fill my crackly puffs with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

I don’t normally go the extra mile with cream puffs and make the craquelin topping, but since it’s part of the recipe title, I felt I shouldn’t skip it. It’s easy enough, and I must admit the look is fantastic. I served my profiteroles with some strawberry sauce, and they were quite the treat.

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Restaurant worthy!!! A+…and you are not a lazy member by any stretch!

Comment by isthisakeeper— September 29, 2026 #

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Well, this one sure is fancy!

Comment by ✒️🥣Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen— September 30, 2026 #

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That looks so delicious…at first I thought that sauce might be the “chocolating up” part, but no, it’s strawberries! When I come over, can you make this for me? Beautiful photo.

Comment by Kayte Gerth— September 30, 2026 #

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- yes!! xoxo
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— September 30, 2026 #
  
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Ice cream always wins. I think the crackle was worth it too.

Comment by Diane Zwang— October 8, 2026 #

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These were so good and elegant. Need to make them again soon!

Comment by Judy— October 12, 2026 #

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