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Cream Horns

Crunchy on the outside, sweet and creamy on the inside with vanilla or chocolate, these Cream Horns are unique and absolutely delicious breakfast or dessert.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time16 minutes
Total Time46 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 32 servings
Calories: 174kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • Splash of water
  • 2 sheets puff pastry thawed
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar plus more for dusting
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line sheet trays with parchment paper, set aside.
  • Lightly spray cream horn molds with cooking spray, set aside.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the egg and water, set aside.
  • One at a time, unfold one of the puff pastry sheets. Use a rolling pin to flatten it out.
  • Cut the pastry into 8 1-inch sections, and discard any scraps.
  • Starting at the tip of one of the molds, start to wrap a pastry strip around the mold. I like to gently press it together to seal. Place it seam side down onto a prepared sheet tray.
  • Brush the exposed pastry with the egg wash.
  • Bake for 14-16 minutes until puffed and golden brown. Let them cool on the sheet tray in the mold.
  • You will most likely have to bake in batches, so continue to wrap your molds while your batches are baking.
  • Once all of the horns are baked, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • While you are waiting for them to cool, make the filling. Place the cream cheese into the body of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Whip until smooth.
  • Add the powdered sugar a little at a time until fully mixed in, and scrape down the sides as needed. Stir in the vanilla.
  • Slowly stream in the heavy cream until mixed in. Scrape down the sides, then place the mixer on medium-high speed and whip until stiff peaks form, about 1 minute.
  • Take out half of the cream and place it in a bowl. Add the cocoa powder to the stand mixer and mix it in until combined.
  • Lightly dust the horns with powdered sugar if using.
  • I like to use a pastry bag with an open star tip to fill the cream horns. Fill half of the cream horns with the vanilla cream and the other half with the chocolate cream, and serve immediately.

Notes

  1. The chocolate filling isn't too overbearing, you can still taste the puff pastry shell. If you want a heavier chocolate, use 3 Tbsp of cocoa powder for all of the cream instead of separating it. 
  2. You can also just use omit the chocolate filling if you don't want any chocolate. 
  3. You can drizzle the puff pastry shell with melted chocolate if desired. You can try melted dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, or sem-sweet chocolate. 
  4. I don't recommend making these ahead of time, but you can freeze them, see my tips above.  
  5. Feel free to swap out the filling flavors or use different extracts.

Nutrition

Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 321IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.5mg