Cream puff shells for ice cream sandwiches
Cream puff shells for ice cream sandwiches are light, airy choux pastry shells designed to be filled with ice cream. They are made from a simple dough of flour, butter, eggs, and water, which puffs up during baking to create a hollow center. This dessert is a popular variation of the classic French profiterole, often served at bakeries and ice cream parlors worldwide.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dish is high in carbohydrates and fat, primarily from the pastry and the ice cream filling. It provides a quick energy boost from sugars and fats, with a typical serving containing roughly 350-450 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 380 kcal |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Carbs | 40 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 25 g |
| Sodium | 150 mg |
| Calcium | 80 mg |
| Iron | 1.5 mg |
| Potassium | 120 mg |
| Vitamin A | 150 IU |
| Vitamin D | 0.5 mcg |
| Phosphorus | 100 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.1 mg |
| Selenium | 5 mcg |
Per 1 cream puff shell with vanilla ice cream (approx. 100 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
The choux pastry is unique because it's cooked twice: first on the stovetop to form a dough, then baked to create its signature hollow, crispy shell. Nutritionally, it offers a contrast between the light, low-density pastry and the dense, creamy ice cream filling.
