Ice Cream Puffs with Praline Sauce

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

Cream Puffs

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 4 cups (1 quart) vanilla ice cream

Praline Sauce

• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cream Puffs

1. In a 2 quart saucepan combine water, butter and salt. Cook until mixture comes to a full boil, about 4 to 5 minutes.
2. Add flour until mixture leaves sides of pan and forms a ball, about 1 minute.
3. Cool for 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Add eggs, beating each until smooth.
5. Drop 1/4 cup batter onto cookie sheet to form 12 cream puffs.
6. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until puffed, light brown.

Praline Sauce

1. Meanwhile, in a 1 quart pan combine sugar, syrup and butter. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a full boil.
2. Remove from heat; stir in pecans and vanilla extract.

Assembly

1. Slice off top of cream puffs; fill with 1/3 cup ice cream and replace top; pour warm sauce over each puff.