• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Baking for Happiness
  • Recipes
  • About Us
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • About Us
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • About Us
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
  • ×

    Home » Recipes

    Savory Profiteroles With Cream Cheese

    Written by Kathrin (Leave a Comment)

    Savory profiteroles are excellent finger food. This spicy cream puff recipe guarantees that your choux pastry will succeed.

    Hearty Delicious Choux Pastry

    Spicy profiteroles are made for party buffets: small, handy, easy to prepare, and highly versatile.

    Jump to:
    • Taste and Occasion
    • Ingredients
    • How to make the Savory Profiteroles
    • Top Tip
    • Recipe Card
    • Savory Profiteroles
    • Variations
    • Nutrition
    • Reviews

    Taste and Occasion

    Since choux pastry tastes relatively neutral – neither particularly sweet nor particularly salty – you can make sweet and savory finger food from one profiterole recipe. And you will be rewarded for your "effort" with gorgeous, delicious pastries 🙂!

    Profiteroles with Cream Cheese

    Ingredients

    So that you don't have to waste your time with any failing choux pastry experiments, as was the case with me a few years ago, I'm sharing my recipe for savory profiteroles with you today. The cream puff filling consists of cream cheese. We think the hearty profiteroles taste best with a comparatively intense-tasting filling (as a special eye-catcher and a flavorful highlight, you could say a combination of them both). Very important: Before it is the turn of the savory profiteroles filling, the baked choux pastry has to cool down entirely. Then you can use a piping bag and star nozzle again.

    Savory Profiteroles

    How to make the Savory Profiteroles

    Check out my other similar recipes!
    • Spinach Puffs with Feta Cheese
    • Moist Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes
    • Chocolate Brownie Cake
      Chocolate Brownie Cake
    • Black Forest Cake

    Let's get started with this great, savory choux pastry: First of all, put water, butter, and salt in a pot and boil briefly or melt butter. Pour flour all at once (!) into the hot liquid. Now, stir with a (wooden) spoon until large dough ball forms and a thin white layer appears on the bottom of the pot; the "burning off" takes about 1 minute. It's time to remove the saucepan from the heat. Let cool slightly until the dough dumpling is lukewarm.

    Now: Beat the eggs. Using a hand mixer, gradually stir one part of the egg mixture (never all at once) into the cooled dough dumpling. The dough should have the consistency of a sponge, i.e. it should not be too fluid. If in doubt, do not use the entire egg mixture, but leave some. Stir the baking powder into the choux pastry at the end.

    It's time for preheating the oven to 380°F/190°C. Cover a baking sheet with baking paper. Using a piping bag, pipe large dots (or other shapes, as you like) of the dough onto the baking sheet. Leave enough space – the choux pastry will rise during the baking process!

    Bake the profiteroles for about 20 minutes in a preheated oven. Do not open the door during this time! Cut lids off the finished puffs while they are still hot using scissors or a sharp knife. Put the cream cheese in a piping bag and squirt it on top when your cream puffs are completely cooled down. Alternatively, you can spread the cream with a teaspoon. Decorate with diced peppers and chives. And you're done with this great, spicy finger food!

    Great Party Finger Food

    Top Tip

    Recipe Recommendation

    Spinach Puffs with Feta Cheese

    Great party snack, finger food and dinner all in one: These spicy spinach puffs are quickly made and taste both hot and cold.

    Whether an alternative with chili, herbs, or goat cheese, the savory profiteroles cream cheese filling is best spiced up with small diced peppers, fresh chive rolls, or similar. You can get a two-tone cream (like toothpaste…) by putting both types of cream cheese in the piping bag.

    Cream Cheese Cream Puffs

    Recipe Card

    Savory Profiteroles with Cream Cheese Filling
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe Click on the stars to rate the recipe
    No ratings yet

    Savory Profiteroles

    Airy dough and fluffy cream: with a cream cheese filling, these savory profiteroles are excellent finger food for buffets! Plus, these little cream puffs are super pretty!
    Prep Time20 mins
    Baking Time20 mins
    Servings: 40 profiteroles
    Calories: 64kcal

    Ingredients

    For the choux pastry

    • 250 milliliters (1 cup) water
    • 50 grams (3 ½ tablespoons) butter
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 150 grams (1 ⅕ cups) all-purpose flour
    • 4 eggs, small, coarse
    • 2 pinches baking powder

    For the filling and decoration

    • 400 grams (1 ⅘ cups) cream cheese, flavored, preferably a fluffy one
    • chives, in rolls
    • ¼ piece paprika, very finely diced

    Instructions

    • Put water, butter, and salt in a pot and boil briefly or melt butter. Pour flour all at once (!) into the hot liquid. Stir with a (wooden) spoon until large dough ball forms and a thin white layer appears on the bottom of the pot; the "burning off" takes about 1 minute. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let cool slightly until the dough dumpling is lukewarm.
    • Beat the eggs. Using a hand mixer, gradually stir one part of the egg mixture (never all at once) into the cooled dough dumpling. The dough should have the consistency of a sponge, i.e. it should not be too fluid. If in doubt, do not use the entire egg mixture, but leave some. Stir the baking powder into the choux pastry at the end.
    • Preheat the oven to 380°F/190°C. Cover a baking sheet with baking paper. Using a piping bag, pipe large dots (or other shapes as desired) of the dough onto the baking sheet. Leave enough space because the choux pastry will rise during baking!
    • Bake the cream puffs for about 20 minutes in a preheated oven. Do not open the door during this time! Cut lids off the finished profiteroles while they are still hot using scissors or a sharp knife.
    • When the profiteroles are completely cool, put the cream cheese in a piping bag and squirt it on top. Alternatively, you can spread the cream with a teaspoon. Decorate with diced peppers and chives.

    Notes

    • Once the cream puffs are filled, do not store them for long; eating them fresh is best. However, the unfilled cream puffs can be frozen just fine. To defrost, simply let stand at room temperature for an hour and then fill.

    Ingredient substitutions

    Do you want to replace some ingredients? Here you find tips for baking ingredient substitutions!

    Variations

    In case you're wondering where the lids went: They were there, of course. I just ate them up with my kids before I took the photos 😉 I thought the spicy cream puffs were visually prettier without.

    Check out my snack category if you're looking for more finger food recipes for the next party. You'll find great inspiration there, such as pizza cupcakes or the lovely spinach feta puffs. Many sweet recipes await you, too, of course!

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Savory Profiteroles
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 64 Calories from Fat 45
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 5g8%
    Saturated Fat 3g19%
    Trans Fat 0.04g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 29mg10%
    Sodium 105mg5%
    Potassium 30mg1%
    Carbohydrates 4g1%
    Fiber 0.1g0%
    Sugar 0.4g0%
    Protein 2g4%
    Vitamin A 213IU4%
    Vitamin C 1mg1%
    Calcium 15mg2%
    Iron 0.3mg2%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Savory profiteroles are excellent finger food. This spicy cream puff recipe guarantees that your choux pastry will succeed.Savory profiteroles are excellent finger food. This spicy cream puff recipe guarantees that your choux pastry will succeed.Savory profiteroles are excellent finger food. This spicy cream puff recipe guarantees that your choux pastry will succeed.

    Similar Recipes

    • Spinach Puffs with Feta Cheese
      0
      Spinach Puffs with Feta Cheese
    • Moist Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes
      0
      Moist Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes
    • Chocolate Brownie Cake
      0
      Chocolate Brownie Cake
    • Black Forest Cake
      0
      Black Forest Cake
    • Shortcrust Pastry
      0
      Shortcrust Pastry
    • Buttermilk Scones
      0
      Buttermilk Scones
    • Pure Spelt Bread with Sourdough
      0
      Pure Spelt Bread with Sourdough
    • Quiche Lorraine
      0
      Quiche Lorraine
    • German Crown Cake
      0
      German Crown Cake
    • About Kathrin & Jan

      It's like a little miracle to me every time. Seemingly simple ingredients are made into something that can brighten up your life. Butter, sugar, eggs, and flour melt into an airy biscuit, a fine tart, a juicy cake, or a crispy biscuit. Baking simply makes you happy. Welcome and enjoy our blog!

      Kathrin & Jan

      Get to know us. →

    • Caramel Spread
      0
      Caramel Spread
    • Savory Homemade Cheese Shortbread Cookies
      0
      Savory Homemade Cheese Shortbread Cookies
    • Pink Birthday Cake
      0
      Pink Birthday Cake
    • German Bee Sting Cake
      0
      German Bee Sting Cake
    • Pizza Pops
      0
      Pizza Pops
    • Pop-Tarts
      0
      Pop-Tarts
    • Nut Rolls with Cinnamon Filling
      0
      Nut Rolls with Cinnamon Filling
    • Original German Zwiebelkuchen
      0
      Original German Zwiebelkuchen
    • Cinnamon Rolls
      0
      Cinnamon Rolls
    • Traditional Baklava
      0
      Traditional Baklava
    • Homemade Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel)
      0
      Homemade Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel)
    • Puff Pastry Roses
      0
      Puff Pastry Roses
    • Turkish Borek with Spinach and Cheese
      0
      Turkish Borek with Spinach and Cheese
    • Healthy Donuts
      0
      Healthy Donuts
    • American Caramel Cheesecake
      0
      American Caramel Cheesecake
    • How To Make Sourdough Bread
      0
      How To Make Sourdough Bread

    More recipes you may enjoy

    • Hidden Easterbunny Cake
    • savory puf pastry roses
      Savory Puff Pastry Roses
    • Layered Dessert
      Quick and Easy Eggnog Dessert
    • Eggnog Waffles with Cute Decorations
      Fluffy Eggnog Waffles

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Hi, we're Kathrin & Jan!

    It's like a little miracle to me every time. Seemingly simple ingredients are made into something that can brighten up your life. Butter, sugar, eggs, and flour melt into an airy biscuit, a fine tart, a juicy cake, or a crispy biscuit. Baking is what makes us happy.

    Welcome and enjoy our blog!
    Learn more about us. →

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    Baking for Happiness

    Privacy Policy | Contact