Description
Delightful cream horns bring European pastry elegance to home kitchens. Light pastry shells filled with rich vanilla cream offer sweet indulgence you can master with careful technique.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) heavy cream
- 1 large egg
Filling and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup (90 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (7.5 grams) cocoa powder
- Extra powdered sugar for dusting
Additional Ingredients:
- Splash of water
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper for optimal pastry performance.
- Coat metal horn molds thoroughly with non-stick cooking spray to ensure easy pastry release.
- Slice puff pastry into precise 1-inch wide strips using a sharp knife or pastry wheel for uniform shape.
- Carefully wind pastry strips around greased horn molds, ensuring smooth, tight wrapping with minimal overlap.
- Brush pastry edges with beaten egg to create a secure seal and enhance golden appearance.
- Position wrapped molds on prepared baking sheets, maintaining even spacing between horns.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes until pastry achieves a rich, golden-brown color and crisp texture.
- Remove from oven and allow horns to cool completely within molds to maintain structural integrity.
- Prepare classic vanilla cream filling, then divide mixture to create complementary chocolate variation.
- Gently pipe flavored cream fillings into cooled pastry shells, ensuring even distribution.
- Delicately dust horns with powdered sugar for an elegant, finished presentation.
Notes
- Use cold pastry dough straight from the refrigerator to ensure flaky, crisp texture when baking cream horns.
- Consider using metal horn molds with non-stick coating for easier removal and consistent shape of pastry shells.
- Experiment with different filling variations like vanilla bean, raspberry, or espresso to add exciting flavor profiles to traditional cream horns.
- When wrapping pastry strips, overlap edges slightly and press gently to prevent unraveling during baking, creating a neat and professional-looking result.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 83 mg