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Creme de Menthe Cream Puff Tree Recipe

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A tower of creme de menthe-flavored puffs makes an eye-catching centerpiece for your dessert table. Guests will have this luscious Christmas tree undecorated quickly!—Agnes Ward, Stratford, Ontario

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Creme de Menthe Cream Puff Tree Recipe

Prep: 1-1/2 hours + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 60 Servings

90 25 115

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups water
2/3 cup butter, cubed
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
5 eggs
FILLING:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup green creme de menthe
GLAZE:
1/3 cup butter, cubed
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 to 6 tablespoons hot water
Additional confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets.
Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Cut a small slit in the side of each puff to allow steam to escape. Cool puffs.
For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Fold in creme de menthe. Pipe about 1 tablespoon into each puff. Refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
For glaze, in a small saucepan, combine butter and chocolate. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough water to make desired consistency for dipping.
To assemble tree: Separate puffs according to size and shape, choosing the flattest ones for the bottom layer and the smallest ones for the top. Dip the bottoms of the 21 flattest puffs into glaze. Place on a 10-in. round serving platter, forming a solid circle.
For the second layer, dip glaze on the bottoms of 15 puffs, then position on base layer. Continue building tree, using about 11 puffs in third layer, about six puffs in fourth layer, about four puffs in fifth layer and one puff on top.
Drizzle remaining glaze over tree, thinning with hot water if necessary.
Loosely cover tree with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 hours. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Yield: 60 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 mini cream puff equals 96 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 37 mg cholesterol, 31 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Creme de Menthe Cream Puff Tree in Country Woman December/January 2012, p41

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Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2012 by teddie28

This turned out wonderful. Just the PUFF alone. I added my own fillings and my friends just loved it. I made this years ago not same recipe but I felt good doing it again. Thank-You Taste Of Home

Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2012 by bkdj112864

I modified this into a Caramel Apple Puff Tree using apple pie filling and a pecan caramel glaze. Puzzled about building the tree properly.