These elegant Lavender Cream Puffs are light and airy French pastries filled with whipped cream and garnished with a lavender glaze.
Cream Puffs Recipe
This cream puffs recipe is from when I took my firstย cooking class in junior high schoolย or you may have called those years theย middle school days.
The 7th grade to be exact, and during that time frame public schools offered home economics, arts and crafts, music and choir courses in addition to academics.
I think we got to sew tooย if we took theย home EC class, but that wasn’t as memorable for me.
Cream Puffs Filled With Whipped Cream
We didn’t jump right in and start cooking like you do at home.
First, there was a chapter on measurements, food contamination and then safety.
Once the basics were done we got to makeย and eat this fancy cream puff or choux ร la crรจme! ย
We filled our cream puffs with vanilla pastry cream like I made for this Best Boston Cream Pie, but I have since enjoyed a lighter filling and add fresh whipped cream.
Biting into one makes aย fluffy mess with the whipped cream billowing from the sides, but you won’t mind licking your fingers one bit!
Adding Flavor With Lavender
There are many ways you can spruce up this dessert.
Top it with theย chocolate ganache that I made for this Rocky Road Cakeย or keep it simple and add aย generous amount of powdered sugar.
I took the flavor up a notch by steeping dried lavender buds in milk before adding sugar for a light glaze.
I let the buds infuse for just 10 minutes before straining themย from the milk.ย Fabulous!
The flavor isย the perfect amount of “Oooo, this is tasty!” addingย a delicate touch, which is what you want in your foods.
You don’t want it to overย power the simple flavors of the cream puffs or have it taste like aย perfume!
Enjoy For Any Special Occassion
These would be a delicious to serve forย aย Mother’s Day gathering or for any special occasion like a tea, bridal showerย orย birthday celebration!
Add these Lavender Cream Puffs to your next brunch menu!
Lavender Cream Puffs
Lavender Cream Puffs are light and airy French pastries filled with whipped cream and garnished with a lavender glaze. Enjoy for brunch or any special occasion.
Ingredients
Pastry
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
Whipped Cream Filling
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Lavender Glaze
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender buds
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Shasta
Okay, now you’re just teasing me! This looks amazing! Great photography btw! Bookmaking your site for future recipes. I need to go eat something now!
Stacey- Travel Blogger
I love lavender. These look super tasty!
Kelsey Apley
These look so good. I have not had a lavender cream puff before, I guess I should go eat breakfast before I look at your recipes! I am starving now!
Elizabeth O.
It’s pretty and elegant. I can almost imagine the wonderful aroma of lavender and cream. I want to try this.
Nancy/SpicieFoodie
I love lavender in baked goods. Have you ever combined it with lemon? It’s a heavenly combination.:) Great recipe, can’t wait to try it.
Sandra Shaffer
Ohh, lemon and lavender does sound wonderful! I’ll have to play with that combination next.
Norma Chang
If I lived in your house I would look like the Goodyear Blimp.
Sandra Shaffer
๐ It will not be the fault of a cream puff! Promise – haha!
Mary Frances
These sound so lovely. I’d love to try this sometime.
Sandra Shaffer
I hope you do. Cream puffs are really a delicious treat.
Sammie
These cream puffs are so beautiful! Bet they taste awesome too! Happy Mothers’ Day in advance! ๐
Sandra Shaffer
Thank you, Sammie ๐
sarah
I haven’t had cream puff in years! I need to try these. Great recipe Sandra!
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama
I love fancy pastries like these for a Mother’s Day get-together! ๐ They are so pretty, and I love that you infused them with lavender.
Cecilia
They look delicious, Sandra. What a great idea to work with lavender, one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Bam's Kitchen
Sandra these lavender cream puffs are over the top! One day in my dreams I want to visit the beautiful lavender farms in the south of France. Have you ever seen photos of it? Your little cream puff are an elegant way to thank mom.
Rachael
These are LOVELY! they are perfect for a brunch or yummy dessert! I want to make cream puffs now!
Renee's Kitchen Adventures
These are beautiful. I have never made a cream puff! I need to do that! Thanks for the recipe.
Christie
These look so elegant and would be perfect for a baby or wedding shower.