What Is Choux Pastry?
The dough used here is choux pastry, the same dough used for classic cream puffs. The name comes from the French word choux, meaning cabbage—because baked cream puffs were once thought to resemble little cabbages (petits choux). Odd name, delicious result.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Crust
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1 cup water
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½ cup butter
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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4 large eggs, room temperature
Filling
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1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
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3½ cups cold 2% milk
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2 packages (3.9 ounces each) instant chocolate pudding mix
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