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Hot Fudge Cream Puff Ring

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Ingredients
  

Puffs

  • 1 cup water
  • 8 Tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 4 eggs

Filling

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 5 oz. box instant vanilla pudding
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Hot fudge

  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 T. salted butter
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 Tablespoons Hot Water may need a little more

Optional: cherries and sprinkles for decorations

    Instructions
     

    Puffs

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    • Trace 7 inch plate on parchment and lay on baking pan.
    • Heat water and butter and bring to a boil.
    • Stir in flour, forming a ball.
    • Remove heat and place in electric mixer.
    • Add eggs one at a time.
    • Use an ice cream scoop to make small mounds of dough around the circle.
    • Bake 45-50 mins.
    • Cool, use serated knife to cut off tops carefully.

    Filling

    • Beat all until thick and a bit firm.
    • Pipe into each puff or just scoop in.
    • Place the tops back on.

    Hot fudge

    • Microwave chocolate and butter until melted.
    • Sift in powdered sugar and vanilla.
    • Slowly add water until the consistency you want for drizzling.
    • Drizzle over the cream puff tops.
    • Pipe on a little more cream and top with cherries and sprinkles, if desired!