Egg Salad Cream Puffs

Total Time Prep: 35 min. Bake: 25 min.
Yield 16 servings
I created this recipe for a wedding shower, and everyone loved it! If spice isn’t your thing, you can make a non-spicy version by omitting the hot mustard and green chiles from the yolk mixture. —Marina Castle Kelley, Canyon Country, California

Ingredients

  • CREAM PUFFS:
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Dash white pepper
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • GREEN CHILE EGG SALAD:
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons prepared hot mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 hard-boiled large eggs, finely chopped
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons chopped green chiles, drained and patted dry
  • Smoked paprika, for garnish

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt and pepper to a boil over medium heat. Add flour all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny.
  2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Immediately cut a slit in each for steam to escape; let cool.
  3. In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper to taste. Add eggs and green chiles until well combined.
  4. Split cream puffs. Fill the cream puffs just before serving with egg mixture. Dust with smoked paprika. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 125 calories, 10g fat (5g saturated fat), 110mg cholesterol, 122mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.

I created this recipe for a wedding shower, and everyone loved it! If spice isn’t your thing, you can make a non-spicy version by omitting the hot mustard and green chiles from the yolk mixture. —Marina Castle Kelley, Canyon Country, California
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