Today we will see how to prepare air fryer cream puffs: the classic ‘choux pastry’ recipe. Light and delicious treats to fill with various creams, whipped cream, or to create a perfect Profiteroles.
Thanks to the air cooking, you will get cream puffs that are crunchy, fluffy, and great for filling as you please.
If there’s one dessert that can’t be missing from a nice tray of pastries, it’s the delightful cream puff in its many variations! Ready to make cream puffs for everyone?
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 25 cream puffs
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 31.23 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 2.26 (g) of which sugars 0.17 (g)
- Proteins 0.91 (g)
- Fat 2.11 (g) of which saturated 1.29 (g)of which unsaturated 0.81 (g)
- Fibers 0.07 (g)
- Sodium 52.30 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 13 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
AIR FRYER CREAM PUFFS INGREDIENTS
- 3 1/2 tbsp water
- 3 1/2 tbsp milk
- 3 1/2 tbsp butter (or lard)
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Tools
- 1 Piping Bag
PREPARATION OF AIR FRYER CREAM PUFFS
Boil in a saucepan the milk, water, butter, and pinch of salt.
When the mixture boils, add the flour to the saucepan all at once.
Continue stirring until the flour is absorbed, forming a thick dough. Stir on the heat for 2-3 minutes.
Remove the dough from the pot and place it in a bowl, stirring with the wooden spoon, and continue to mix until it has almost completely cooled. Once the dough has cooled, add the eggs one at a time.
Continue kneading until you get a homogeneous mixture.
Place the dough in a piping bag with a star or plain nozzle with a 10 mm opening, and form the cream puffs directly in the air fryer basket lined with parchment paper. Be sure to leave some space between each cream puff as they will puff up during cooking. Wet a finger slightly and flatten them slightly.
Cook for 13 minutes at 356°F, then raise to 392°F for another 7-8 minutes. Allow to cool.
Adriana’s Tip
It’s advisable to use a double-bottomed pot and eggs at room temperature.
