Cream Puff Monsters Recipe
Cream Puff Monsters, on your dinner table for Halloween, are going to scare the kids out of their wits! Of course, this is all in fun and they are going to enjoy the party. Try these Cream Puff Monsters out for a spooky dinner ! Get set go ! Come back here to tell me if you've managed to scare the kids with these colorful creamy puffs.
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Baking cocoa | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 4 standard | |
| Instant chocolate pudding mix package | 1 | |
| Cold milk | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Yellow, red, blue and green food coloring | ||
| Vanilla frosting | 1 Can (10oz) | |
| Sprinkles, small candies and slivered almonds | ||
Directions
Combine flour, sugar and cocoa; set aside.
In a saucepan over medium heat, bring water and butter to a boil; reduce heat to low.
Add flour mixture all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms.
Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Beat until smooth.
Cover baking sheets with foil; grease foil.
Drop batter by tablespoonfuls at least 2 in.apart onto baking sheets.
Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
Lift foil and transfer to a wire rack.
Immediately cut a slit in each puff to allow steam to escape; cool.
In a mixing bowl, beat pudding mix and milk according to package directions; set aside.
When puffs are cool; split and remove soft dough from inside.
Spoon pudding into puffs; replace tops.
Following food coloring package directions, combine red and yellow to make orange, and red and blue to make purple.
Divide frosting among three microwave-safe bowls; tint with orange, purple and green food coloring.
Microwave frosting until thin (not runny).
Spoon one or more colors of frosting onto puffs.
Add sprinkles and candy for eyes; use almonds for teeth or whiskers.
Chill.
In a saucepan over medium heat, bring water and butter to a boil; reduce heat to low.
Add flour mixture all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms.
Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Beat until smooth.
Cover baking sheets with foil; grease foil.
Drop batter by tablespoonfuls at least 2 in.apart onto baking sheets.
Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
Lift foil and transfer to a wire rack.
Immediately cut a slit in each puff to allow steam to escape; cool.
In a mixing bowl, beat pudding mix and milk according to package directions; set aside.
When puffs are cool; split and remove soft dough from inside.
Spoon pudding into puffs; replace tops.
Following food coloring package directions, combine red and yellow to make orange, and red and blue to make purple.
Divide frosting among three microwave-safe bowls; tint with orange, purple and green food coloring.
Microwave frosting until thin (not runny).
Spoon one or more colors of frosting onto puffs.
Add sprinkles and candy for eyes; use almonds for teeth or whiskers.
Chill.
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Gourmet_lover says :
This is one amazing dessert and my Halloween is certainly incomplete without it. Strongly recommended.
Posted on: 14 October 2011 - 1:20pm
bronzegoddess_bright says :
can't wait to lay my hands on these monsters!
Posted on: 14 October 2011 - 12:42pm
thespicychef says :
A perfect Halloween dish......a must try...
Posted on: 14 October 2011 - 9:22am
Aliena Varghese says :
neat stuff
Posted on: 14 October 2011 - 8:59am
Anonymous says :
wow, i'm sure the kids wud be excited about these monsters!
Posted on: 14 October 2011 - 5:46am
sweetgal says :
Im going to let the kids make their own monsters and let them use their creativity instead of doing it for them!
Posted on: 14 October 2011 - 3:59am
Anonymous says :
Must try recipe :)
Posted on: 14 October 2011 - 3:04am
Anonymous says :
Last weekend I tried these Cream Puff Monsters for my kids and they simply love it..Gonna try this sometime again soon...
Posted on: 14 October 2011 - 2:58am
