This dessert is full of the tempting flavors of toasted coconut, orange and salted caramel. Your taste buds will love it!
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Cream Puffs
1 cup water
12 cup Land O Lakes® Butter
18 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
Filling
1 (4.6-ounce) package cook and serve vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
3 cups Land O Lakes® Half & Half
1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
Caramel Sauce
14 cup Land O Lakes® Butter
12 cup firmly packed brown sugar
13 cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
12 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
STEP 1
Heat oven to 400°F.
STEP 2
Combine water, 1/2 cup butter and 1/8 teaspoon salt in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat 5-7 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil. Vigorously stir in flour, using wooden spoon, until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat. Cool mixture 10 minutes. Add 1 egg at a time, stirring well after each addition until mixture is very smooth.
STEP 3
Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls, 3 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 30-35 minutes or until puffed and lightly browned. Pierce each with fork to allow steam to escape. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 4
Prepare pudding mix as directed on package, substituting half & half for milk. Stir in orange zest. Pour into bowl; cover with plastic food wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or until cool.
STEP 5
Melt 1/4 cup butter in 1-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar; continue cooking 2-3 minutes or until smooth and bubbly. Stir in whipping cream; continue cooking 2-3 minutes or until mixture just comes to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in sea salt.
STEP 6
Cut off top portions of cream puffs; scoop out insides, if necessary. Fill each with 1/4 cup chilled pudding mixture; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons toasted coconut. Place onto individual serving plates. Drizzle each with caramel sauce; garnish with additional 1 teaspoon toasted coconut.
- To toast coconut, spread in single layer on ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake at 350°F., stirring occasionally, 5-10 minutes until light golden brown. Remove from baking sheet; cool completely.
- Cream puffs can be made ahead. Prepare the dough; bake as directed. Cool completely. Place unfilled cream puffs in container with tight-fitting lid. Freeze up to 1 month.
- Your favorite ice cream can be used to fill cream puffs instead of pudding.
