Oreo Cream Puffs Recipe | Choux au Craquelin Recipe

Three cream puffs sit on a white plate. Two are whole, while one is cut in half, revealing cookies and cream filling inside. The puffs have a crispy choux pastry exterior lightly dusted with chocolate crumbs, and bits of cookie are visible in the filling.
4 from 36 votes

Choux au craquelin are cream puffs with a crispy topping (crack buns). In this recipe I choose to fiil these cream puffs with Oreo cream. So if you are looking for a new version for your cream puffs, these “cookies and cream” Choux au Craquelin are a refreshing change for your dessert table. Great for parties and birthdays, the kids would love them.

Three cream puffs sit on a white plate. Two are whole, while one is cut in half, revealing cookies and cream filling inside. The puffs have a crispy choux pastry exterior lightly dusted with chocolate crumbs, and bits of cookie are visible in the filling.

Oreo Cream Puffs Recipe | Choux au Craquelin Recipe

4 from 36 votes
Prep Time 1 hour
WORK TIME 40 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine French
Servings 26 yields

Ingredients
 

For the choux pastry:

  • ½ cup 120ml Milk
  • ½ cup 120ml Water
  • 7 tablespoons 100g Butter
  • 1 cup + 1 tbsp 140g Flour
  • 1 tablespoons 12g Sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

For the Craquelin:

  • 6 tablespoons 90g butter, softened
  • cup 67g light brown sugar
  • ½ cup 65g flour
  • 3 tablespoons 20g cocoa powder
  • Salt

For the filling:

  • cups 340g Cream cheese
  • 1 cup 240ml Heavy cream, cold
  • 10 Oreo cookies crushed
  • ¾ cup 95g Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Make the Craquelin: in a bowl, cream butter with brown sugar. Stir in flour, cocoa powder and salt and mix until no streaks of dry ingredients remain.
    2. Roll out dough to 2-3mm thickness between two sheets of parchment paper or plastic wrap. Freeze while making the choux pastry.
    3. Make the choux pastry: preheat oven to 400F (200C).
    4. Place water, milk, butter, sugar and salt to a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add the flour, stir with a wooden spoon until incorporated. Once flour is incorporated, place back over medium-low heat, stirring constantly for 1-2 minutes or until dough comes together into a smooth ball.
    5. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool slightly. Add the eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to fully incorporate after each addition. Beat until dough is smooth.
    6. Transfer the dough to a large piping bag with a ½-inch round tip. Pipe the dough into 1-inch circles, keeping them 1½-inch (3-4cm) apart.
    7. Remove the craquelin dough from the freezer, and cut out into 1-inch circles using a cookie cutter. Place on top of piped dough.
    8. Bake for about 20-25 minutes. Turn the heat off, slightly open the oven door and leave the puffs there for 5-10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
    9. Make the filling: in a large bowl place cream cheese and powdered sugar, beat until incorporated and smooth. Add cold heavy cream, vanilla extract and beat to stiff peaks. Fold in crushed Oreos. Transfer to a piping bag.
    10. Two ways of filling: 1. Cut the puffs in half and fill. 2. Make a hole in bottom and fill the puffs.

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4 Comments

  1. היי, אפשר לוותר על החלק של השוקולד למעלה?
    כמה פחזניות יצאו במתכון הזה?
    תודה!

    March 11, 2020
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      ניתן לוותר על החלק של השוקולד. יצאות כ26 פחזניות.

      March 12, 2020
  2. Nur Hazwani says:

    Do we use plain flour or self raise flour?

    April 17, 2020
    1. All purpose flour / plain flour is needed here. Self raising flour is usually for cakes or cookies. In this case, it will puff as the liquids in the batter will evaporate causing it to puff up. Hope this helps!

      March 16, 2021
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