Choux à la crème

Choux à la crème is a French pastry that consists of choux balls that are filled with either whipped cream or pastry cream and usually served dusted with powdered sugar. There are several ways of assembling choux à la crème. One way is to split the choux balls in half, then one half is piped full of whipped or pastry cream, and the other is placed on top. The other way is to make an incision at the bottom of the choux ball and pipe it with whipped or pastry cream. In the US, choux à la crème are known as cream puffs, and although similar choux à la crème should not be confused with profiteroles, which is a similar French pastry.