{"id":7286,"date":"2015-11-26T03:13:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T03:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=7286"},"modified":"2015-11-26T03:13:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T03:13:11","slug":"lemon-cream-puffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=7286","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Cream Puffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Today I show you how to make Lemon Cream Puffs with fresh fruit! These are a perfect light dessert to accompany a heavy meal- or for dessert when you don&#8217;t want cake!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wBH5qb8erwk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Subscribe to<a href=\" http:\/\/goo.gl\/tuamEz\" target=\"_blank\"> Cupcakes and Cardio<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These lemon cream puffs are a little out of the ordinary for me, but I wanted to give you something that you could make that was a) easier than making a cake, and b) lighter than a cake.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re a pastry chef, you can whip up some homemade puff pastry, but since I don&#8217;t know how to do that (yet) I cheated and went with the store bought kind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For the lemon mixture, you can use pie filling, or homemade lemon curd, which I must make a tutorial for!\u00a0 Homemade is filled with real lemon juice and real lemon zest, and it is so wonderful.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re a lemon lover, you probably already know how to make lemon curd.\u00a0 But if you don&#8217;t I really need to help you learn how.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The addition of fresh fruit is a delicious accompaniment to the lemon and pastry combination.\u00a0 Use whichever fruit you can find in season, but I love the berries the best- especially the raspberries! <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lemon Cream Puffs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Makes 8-10 cream puffs<\/em> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>prepared puff pastry (can be found in frozen food section of grocery store)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup lemon pie filling or lemon curd<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whipping cream<\/li>\n<li>Fresh fruit (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries, kiwis etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Lemon-Cream-Puffs_4_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7303\" title=\"Lemon Cream Puffs\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Lemon-Cream-Puffs_4_2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Lemon-Cream-Puffs_4_2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Lemon-Cream-Puffs_4_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Procedure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400F.<\/li>\n<li>Roll puff pastry dough out thinly on a floured surface, and cut into 2\u201d-3\u201d rounds.<\/li>\n<li>Place on parchment lined baking tray, and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. \u00a0Let cool completely on wire rack. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, whip whipping cream on high until soft peaks form. \u00a0Add lemon filling and continue to whisk until stiff peaks develop. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Place lemon cream into a piping bag fitted with a large tip. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Separate puff pastry rounds into two pieces, and pipe lemon cream filling onto the bottom half. \u00a0Top bottom half with fresh fruit. \u00a0Place top half back on, using an additional dollop of cream to secure. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lightly dust with icing sugar and top with additional fresh fruit. \u00a0Serve and enjoy. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>These are best consumed immediately, but can be frozen, without the fruit, in a sealed container for 1-2 months.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=7286\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=7286\" data-text=\"Lemon Cream Puffs\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=7286\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D7286&amp;linkname=Lemon%20Cream%20Puffs\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Today I show you how to make Lemon Cream Puffs with fresh fruit! 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