Description
Raspberry Cream Puff Towers are a delightful dessert made with choux pastry filled with whipped cream and topped with fresh raspberries and mint leaves.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240ml) water
- ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups (360ml) heavy whipping cream, chilled
- ⅓ cup (40g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: ¼ cup mascarpone for extra stability
- 2 tbsp water (for simple syrup)
- 2 tbsp sugar (for simple syrup)
- Splash vanilla (for simple syrup)
- 2 egg whites (for toasted meringue swirl)
- ½ cup (100g) sugar (for toasted meringue swirl)
- 1 tsp lemon juice (for toasted meringue swirl)
- Fresh raspberries (to finish)
- Mint leaves (to finish)
- Powdered sugar (to finish)
- Kitchen torch (for toasting)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F.
- In a saucepan, heat water, butter, sugar, and salt until melted and boiling.
- Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously until dough pulls away from sides.
- Remove from heat; let cool 5 minutes.
- Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth and pipeable.
- Pipe into 3 small round disks stacked per tower (about 2″ each), or pipe large single thick rounds.
- Bake for 20 minutes, reduce to 175°C / 350°F and bake 10 more minutes to dry out.
- Cool completely.
- Beat cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla to stiff peaks.
- If using mascarpone, beat it separately then fold into whipped cream.
- Whisk egg whites + lemon juice until frothy.
- Gradually add sugar and whip to glossy stiff peaks.
- Lightly brush baked pastry with simple syrup (optional).
- Pipe whipped cream generously between each pastry layer.
- Pipe meringue or additional cream in decorative swirls on top.
- Torch lightly to caramelize the edges for that toasted look.
- Garnish with raspberries + mint.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- For a richer filling, consider adding mascarpone cheese.
- Ensure the cream is well chilled for better whipping.
- Use a kitchen torch carefully to avoid burning the meringue.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tower
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 100mg