This was so easy. The boys love stuff like this (as do I) and I especially like the way it tastes just as good as what you can get from the bakery with a fraction of the cost. If you have these ingredients handy then you could whip up some at any time to feed that sweet tooth.

A few quick substitutes just in case you don’t keep cheesecake-flavored pudding around. The pudding can be replaced with vanilla-flavored, and the mascarpone can easily be subbed with regular cream cheese, though I would keep a few Tbsp of powdered sugar near by to taste and add as needed.

Cream Puffs

2 sheets puff pastry, thawed

6 oz. container of mascarpone cheese

1 pkg. cheesecake-flavored pudding

3/4 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup whole milk (+ a few more T for consistency)

3/4 cup chocolate chips, melted

1. Preheat oven to 375*.

2. Using a water-glass or cookie cutters, cut 9 large circles from each pastry sheet.

3. Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes. (I baked one sheet at a time; 9 puffs each sheet)

4. Mix together pudding mix and mascarpone cheese using a mixmaster with the whisk attachment.

5. Add in heavy cream and milk. Whisk until combined and smooth (you may need to add up to 2 T of extra milk here).

6. Let puffs cool and then slice each one carefully into two pieces wherever you find a natural split in the middle.

7. Place pudding mixture into a plastic baggie and cut a corner to pipe cream onto bottom halves of each pastry puff. Place tops on.

8. Melt chocolate slowly in microwave, stopping to stir every 30 seconds (should only take about a minute. The last bit will melt while stirring).

9. Put chocolate in plastic bag and cut a corner to drizzle over the tops of the puffs.

10. Allow about 20-30 minutes in the fridge so chocolate can set or enjoy right away 🙂

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18 thoughts on “Chocolate-Drizzled Cheesecake Cream Puffs”

I love cream puffs!!! These look and sound heavenly!
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thehomeheart

July 15, 2013 at 4:59 pm

Thanks 🙂

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They look absolutely superb!

thehomeheart

July 15, 2013 at 8:48 pm

Thanks! They were a little too good, in fact 🙂 I ate way too many!

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- trixfred30
  
  July 16, 2013 at 4:00 am
  
  Yes they have what I would call HAP (High Addiction Potential)

I want some of these right now! Did ya hear that yelling?!?! 🙂 I have already pinned it to one of my group board and even though I have never worked with puff pastry, I’m going to give it my best shot!

thehomeheart

July 16, 2013 at 7:16 am

This is stuff is so easy even I can use it! Just thaw and unroll (unfold, actually) No rolling necessary for this recipe. You can’t go wrong and they are so very good!

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