Coconut cream puffs

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup All-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Plus 2 TBs sugar (divided
Use)
¼ teaspoon Salt
cup Skim milk (divided use)
2 tablespoons Plus 1 1/2 Tsp margarine
(divided use)
3 larges Egg whites
1 large Egg yolk
Nonstick cooking spray
½ teaspoon Unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon Water
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
1 large Egg
3 tablespoons Cream of coconut
½ teaspoon Coconut extract
½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
¾ cup Frozen reduced-calorie
Whipped topping,
Thawed
2 tablespoons Confectioners' sugar
Mint sprigs (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 F. Mix flour, 2 Tsp sugar and salt in small bowl; set aside. Put 1 cup milk and 2 TBs margarine in large saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; add dry ingredients, stir well until mixture is smooth and pulls away from sides of pan. Remove from heat; allow to cool 5 minutes. Add egg whites and egg yolk, 1 at a time, beating at low speed with mixer until smooth. Drop dough by level TBs, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets greased with a cooking spray. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temp. to 350 F; bake10 minutes more or until brown and crisp. Remove from oven; pierce side of each cream puff with tip of sharp knife. Turn off oven; let cream puffs stand in partially closed oven for 5 minutes. Remove from baking sheet to wire rack; allow to cool. Sprinkle gelatin over water in small bowl; set aside. Mix 2 TBs sugar, cornstarch and egg in medium bowl. Stir with whisk; set aside. Heat ¾ Cup milk over med-high heat in heavy saucepan to 180 F or till tiny bubbles form around edge (do not allow milk to boil). Gradually add hot milk to egg mixture; stir constantly with whisk. Return milk mixture to pan. Add 1½ Tsp margarine. Bring to boil over med heat; cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly with whisk. Add soft gelatin to milk mixture; cook over low heat 1 minute, stirring until gelatin dissolves. Remove pan from heat; stir in cream of coconut, coconut extract and vanilla.

Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl; allow to stand 15 minutes or till room temp. (don't allow mixture to set). Remove pan from ice.

Gently whisk in whipped topping. Cover and chill 4 hours or until thick.

Cut tops off cream puffs; fill each cream puff with 1 Tbs. filling.

Sprinkle confectioners' sugar over cream Duffs. Garnish with mint springs. Makes 24 cream puffs.

NOTE: When making ahead, place baked and cooled cream puffs in large heavy Duty zip-type plastic bag, and seal. Then freeze the cream puffs. Cover and chill cooked filling. When reheating cream puffs, remove from zip bag, place on Large baking sheet. In a 325 degree oven bake fro 10 min. or until crisp. Remove from baking sheet to wire rack; allow cooling completely. Fill using the Directions above.

Per serving: Calories 65 Fat 2.6g Cholesterol 19mg Sodium 59mg Percent calories from fat 36%

Adapted From: Dallas Morning News ⅛/97 Typos by Bobbie Beers

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