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Several cream horns laying on parchment paper.

Cream Horns

With only 5 ingredients you can make these bakery-quality pastries with sweet vanilla cream filling.
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Chilling Time:30 minutes
Total Time:1 hour 10 minutes
Servings:8 cream horns

Ingredients

For the pastry:

  • 1 sheet puff pastry thawed
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar divided

For the filling:

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

To make the pastry:

  • Grease 8 tin-plated cream horn molds and set them aside.
  • Unroll the thawed puff pastry sheet onto the countertop and slice it into 16 strips (about ½-inch wide strips) using a sharp knife and the straight edge of a metal pastry ruler.
  • Take one mold and two pastry strips. Starting at the pointed end of the mold, wind one of the pastry strips around the cone as a spiral, slightly overlapping layers as you spiral your way up the cone. When you run out, use the second pastry strip to continue the spiral the rest of the way. Repeat this process with the remaining 7 molds.
  • Place the pastry-covered molds onto a baking sheet, tightly cover with plastic wrap, and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from the freezer. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a separate baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, combine the egg with one teaspoon of water to create an egg wash.
  • Brush the egg wash over each puff pastry, sprinkle about 3 tablespoons of confectioners’ sugar onto each pastry, and place them seam side down onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool.

To make the filling:

  • Whip the heavy cream until soft peaks and then add the remaining confectioner’s sugar and vanilla extract. Continue to whip until stiff.
  • Transfer the filling into a piping bag and remove the mold from the cooled pastries.
  • Pipe the filling into each pastry. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve, and then serve and enjoy!

Notes

  • Elevate these to the next level by drizzling or dipping them in chocolate.
  • Add a little food coloring to the filling for a fancy look, or how about mixing in some sprinkles for a different texture? Alternatively, these are pretty amazing just as they are!
  • If you don't have cream horn molds, wrap some ice cream cones in foil and use those instead.

Nutrition

Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 471IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg