50 choux recipes

Homemade choux puff appetizers with three filling options: corned beef with sour cream, deviled ham with cream cheese, and spinach with water chestnuts. Classic party bites from scratch.

Paris-Brest style cream puff pastry: piped pâte à choux rings baked with slivered almonds, split and filled with pastry cream, dusted with powdered sugar. A French patisserie classic at home.

Egg vegetable salad served in a puffed Swiss cheese choux pastry shell. Cauliflower, mushrooms, peas, and hard-cooked eggs in a cumin-Dijon dressing inside an edible bowl.

Whole wheat choux puffs filled with a sweet-savory blend of cream cheese, dried figs, crumbled bacon, and chutney. A party appetizer that balances crispy, creamy, and fruity in every bite.

Classic French gougères with Gruyère cheese baked into airy pâte à choux. Savory cheese puffs that deliver crisp, golden shells with tender, eggy interiors for cocktail parties and appetizer spreads.

Bite-size chicken puffs feature crisp Swiss cheese pate-a-choux shells split and stuffed with a creamy chicken, celery, pimento, and white wine filling. Classic make-ahead party appetizer.

Fruited cream puffs: shortcut pate a choux made with pancake mix, filled with ice cream and topped with sweetened strawberries. Ten elegant frozen desserts from pantry staples.

Beignets in the French pate a choux style: light, crispy fried puffs made from a simple water-butter-flour-egg dough, served with apricot preserves spiked with brandy. Classic Parisian cafe sweet.

Kloesschensuppe: German choux-style dumplings with Parmesan and parsley poached in clear beef broth. A light, elegant soup ready in 30 minutes.

Classic French profiteroles with choux pastry puffs, vanilla ice cream filling, and warm chocolate sauce. Make-ahead dessert that scales for a crowd.

Polish ptysie (choux puffs) filled with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and sour cream. Golden savory pastry appetizers baked twice for a crisp, hollow shell.

Carolines, French savory choux pastries split and filled with warm crab and asparagus spears, finished with a beurre blanc-style lemon dill butter sauce. An elegant first course or canapé for eight.

Fruit-filled puffs made with matzoh cake meal instead of flour, stuffed with fresh strawberries and kiwi, piped with whipped topping, and drizzled with chocolate syrup. A Passover-friendly choux pastry dessert.

Choux pastry puffs studded with chocolate chips and dusted with powdered sugar create elegant French-inspired cookies that look harder to make than they are.

Cream puff dessert with a baked pâte à choux crust, vanilla pudding and cream cheese filling, topped with Cool Whip and chocolate drizzle. This layered dessert feeds a crowd with bakery-style flair.