" I Can't Believe I Made Cream Puffs! "

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 (5 1/8 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding (large-size box)
• 1 (5 1/4 ounce) package whipped dessert topping mix, dream whip brand (2 envelopes)

Recipe

• 1 heat water and butter to rolling boil.
• 2 stir in flour, stirring vigorously over low heat about 1 minute, or until mixture forms a ball. remove from heat.
• 3 beat in eggs all at one time and continue beating until smooth. drop dough by scant 1/4 cupfuls about 3" apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• 4 bake at 400° for 35 to 40 minutes, or until puffed and golden. cool out of draft.
• 5 cut in half horizontally, open, and remove any uncooked filaments of dough (if desired, but not necessary).
• 6 make dream whip according to package directions. make pudding with only half the milk it calls for. quickly add the pudding to the dream whip and mix well.
• 7 fill cream puffs, sprinkle with a little powdered sugar and refrigerate until serving -- if you don't eat them first!