Choux à la Crème
Choux à la Crème, also known as a cream puff, is a classic French pastry made from a light, hollow choux dough shell that is filled with a rich, sweetened pastry cream. The dough is uniquely cooked on the stovetop before baking, creating its signature airy interior. It is a staple of pâtisseries worldwide, often dusted with powdered sugar or topped with a chocolate glaze.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This pastry is high in both carbohydrates and fat, primarily from the butter in the dough and the sugar and dairy in the cream filling. A single cream puff provides a quick energy boost and some calcium, with a typical serving containing roughly 250-350 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 235 kcal |
| Protein | 4.5 g |
| Carbs | 22 g |
| Fat | 14 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Sugar | 10 g |
| Sodium | 180 mg |
| Calcium | 45 mg |
| Iron | 1.2 mg |
| Potassium | 90 mg |
| Vitamin A | 150 µg RAE |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.15 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0.5 µg |
| Phosphorus | 60 mg |
Per 1 piece (approx. 80 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
The choux pastry dough is unique because it's cooked twice—first on the stove to form a paste, then baked—which creates steam to puff it into a hollow shell. Culturally, it's the foundational building block for many other elegant desserts, from éclairs to Paris-Brest.
