Puester wrote:

> Dee Dee wrote:
>
>> I'm wondering if in Italy at most restaurants, profiteroles are served
>> with a cream inside versus ice cream.
>>
>> The reason I ask is that my only recollection is that they were on
>> carts that were rolled around to display at the end of the meal for
>> your choice of desserts, and I don't remember seeing any dribbling ice
>> cream.
>>
>> Is the cream inside more of an eclair cream in most cases?
>>
>> Thanks for satisfying my curiousity.
>
>
> Why would anyone fill cream puffs with anything but whipped cream?

Because they like it better, maybe?

Whipped cream isn't the only game in town here. The classic
eclair recipe contains pastry cream, for instance. Same
dough (pate a choux), different shape.

<http://www.greatpartyrecipes.com/cream-puff-recipe.html>

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