75 cream puff recipes

Stilton mille-feuille layers crisp puff pastry rounds with whipped blue cheese mousse, port-soaked golden raisins, and warm walnuts. An elegant dinner-party first course or cheese-course dessert.

Puff-top shrimp bisque: individual soup cups crowned with golden puff pastry lids, hiding a creamy shrimp and zucchini bisque. Impressive starter for two.

Easy cherry cheesecake tarts use frozen puff pastry shells filled with almond-spiked cream cheese and cherry pie filling. Buttery, flaky, and assembled in under an hour. Four-ingredient dessert.

Koulibiac is a Russian salmon pie wrapped in puff pastry with layers of rice, spinach with nutmeg, hard-boiled eggs, and lemon cream. Served hot or cold, golden and flaky.

This creamy SPAM a la King turns a can of SPAM into a rich, velvety stovetop dinner with mushrooms, green peppers, and pimiento in a buttery cream sauce. Serve over puff pastry shells, rice, or toast for a quick comfort meal.

Bay scallops in a fresh ginger and Sauternes beurre blanc, served inside a golden puff pastry shell. French technique meets a subtle Asian twist for a stunning plated dish.

Layered no-bake pie with a rich chocolate base and creamy cherry-almond mousse studded with maraschino cherries and toasted almonds. Topped with chocolate curls.

Flaky puff pastry tarts filled with flambéed Calvados apples and caramel sauce, crowned with puff pastry cutouts and served warm with caramel ice cream.

Savory ground beef stroganoff wrapped in flaky puff pastry squares, baked golden, and drizzled with a creamy mushroom sauce. A hearty weeknight dinner the whole family will love.

Seafood lovers will love this tantalizing dish that is perfect for anytime of the year!

Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and tangy feta roll up in buttery puff pastry with capers and fresh herbs for an elegant appetizer or brunch centerpiece that bakes golden and flaky in 30 minutes.

Rabbit livers sautéed with shallot and Cognac, layered with creamed leeks between flaky puff pastry rectangles. A refined French bistro starter.

British-style tuna pasta bake layered with sweetcorn, peas, tomatoes, and mushroom soup, topped with cheddar and golden anchovy puff pastry spirals. A proper crowd-pleasing family supper.

Curried shellfish pot pie with lobster, shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, and toasted almonds in a sherry-cream curry sauce under golden puff pastry.

Mushroom tart with caramelized mixed mushrooms, thyme cream, Parmigiano, and crumbled blue cheese in a flaky puff pastry shell. A showstopper appetizer or light dinner with deep earthy flavor.

Light and fluffy classic French pastry, to make cream puffs, eclairs sweets and savory dishes too. A timeless classic pastry recipe everyone should be familiar with.