I fill my cream puffs using 1/2 instant vanilla pudding mix combined with 1/2 Tru-Whip Whipped Topping. I find this makes it less rich, and less filling. Also, to fill my cream puffs, I use an icing tube. I fill it with my filling, and then poke a small hold in the top of the cream puff. I fill it gently until the cream puff feels like it's "heavy". Then I know it's full. I continue to do this with each cream puff, filling the icing tube as it needs it. Then, when they are all done, I put my powdered sugar in a duster and apply to the filled cream puffs. No filling oozing out the sides, and not as filling if whipped cream was used. Sounds good - thanks for sharing these tips... PJH

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