If there’s one treat you can’t just eat one of, it might be the light, airy cream puff or profiterole – cute balls of baked French choux pastry enveloping a silky filling of either vanilla or flavored whipped cream, pastry cream, custard, or a mix of all.

The choux pastry is then usually topped with powdered sugar, chocolate ganache, cracked sugar, or a hardened caramel topping, made to be devoured in just one to two bites. They’re desserts fairly on the lighter side, baked until crisp, buttery, and oozing with that subtly sweet custard.

Craving for a box (or more)? Here’s where you can get freshly-baked, homemade cream puffs in different flavors from local bakeries around Metro Manila.

The Sweet Factory

Marikina-based home bakery The Sweet Factory sells their cream puffs two ways – one topped with hardened caramel, and the other with chocolate ganache. You can get both in boxes of 6, 12, or 16 for P140, P270, and P370 (caramel), and P180, P350, and P465 (chocolate).

Want the best of both worlds? You can get them mixed for P160, P310, and P420. Just make sure to regularly check The Sweet Factory’s Facebook page to order when slots are open. You can also text them at 09178254529.

Pantri

What about “crack buns?” A slightly different take on the cream puff, Pantri serves theirs cracked and buttery – baked choux pastry covered in craquelin (a thin cookie crust), enveloping a generous amount of chantilly cream (whipped cream folded into pastry cream), made with real vanilla beans.

These homemade goodies cost P300 for a box of 6. You can place your orders via Instagram.

Creampuffsmnl

You might have a problem choosing from Makati-based home bakery Creampuffsmnl’s menu – their wide variety of flavors include the classic cream puff with vanilla custard or salted caramel filling, sold in boxes of 6 or 12 for P185 or P365, respectively. 

You can also get those two flavors with a caramelized sugar topper for P210 or P415. For their premium flavors, there’s the Boston Cream Puff (P220, P425), vanilla custard topped with dark chocolate, the Strawberry Cream Puff (P230, P430) with white chocolate, and the Matcha (P250, P450) topped with white chocolate, too.

Sugar-free options await as well – you can get the vanilla or the special Coffee Cream Puff variant of salted caramel, dark chocolate, chocolate powder, and roasted coffee bits for P485 a box of 12.

You can place your orders via Creampuffsmnl’s Instagram page.

The Softbox Patisserie

Located in Quezon City, this on-demand home bakery delivers their pastries fresh out of the oven. Their best-selling classic cream puffs come in boxes of 8 (P280) or boxes of 24 (P740), and feature choux pastries filled with custard, covered in crunchy caramel.

The Softbox Patisserie is open from Mondays to Saturdays, 9 am to 5 pm. You can place your orders via Instagram.

La Flannai

Based along Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City is La Flannai, a small home bakery selling 3 kinds of cream puffs – classic, cocoa, and eclair.

The Classic, which includes the usual custard filling, costs P99 for half a dozen, and P189 for a whole. The Cocoa Bites, on the other hand, is filled with a chocolate custard, and costs the same. The premium Eclair variant, glazed with dark chocolate on top, costs P149 for half and P299 a dozen.

For orders, just message La Flannai’s Facebook page.

Kopi Kopi Cafe

Located in Cainta, Rizal, Kopi Kopi Cafe can still deliver their baked goods to Metro Manila customers, which includes their best-selling cream puffs, baked extra big and airy, priced at P35 a piece.

These freshly-baked pastries feature a caramel glaze on top, and creamy custard filling inside. You can place your orders via Kopi Kopi Cafe’s Facebook page.

Cracked By Dave

Dave calls his version of cream puffs “Creme Brûlée Cracks” – airy, light bread buns filled with creme brûlée custard inside, topped with cracking sugar glass – sold for P650 a dozen or P340 a half.

Cracked By Dave may be closed in the meantime due to logistical concerns, but it doesn’t hurt to follow the Instagram page already! His made-to-order bakery is located in Tondo, Manila.

Desserts and Pastries by Hizon’s

Among Hizon’s many baked goodies (breads, cakes, cookies, and cheesecakes), it’s the homemade cream puffs we’re after, sold in different flavors.

Hizon’s 9-piece classic cream puffs cost P200, but if you want it with chocolate, milo, cookies and cream, coffee almond, Reeses, or nutty choco flavors, that’s just P220.

The Manila-based bakery delivers only on Thursdays, so make sure to pre-order through their Facebook page by Monday, 2 pm.

Bakies Bakeshop

Aside from cookies and brownies, Bakies Bakeshop also specializes in one kind of cream puff – the chocolate-dipped cream puff. Half a dozen costs P130, while a dozen costs P250.

The made-to-order bakery located along Luzon Avenue, Quezon City bakes only on the weekends, so expect your pick-up or delivery orders on Mondays and Tuesdays. For orders, check out their Instagram page.

Daily Doughs

For your daily doughs of cream puffs, check out Daily Doughs – they sell two kinds: Original, drizzled with caramel sauce, for P210 a box of 6 and P420 for a dozen, and the Chocolate for P240 and P480, respectively.

You can even get mini bite-sized versions of both flavors for a slightly cheaper price. Get them mixed in boxes of 10 for P225.

You can order via Daily Doughs’ Facebook page.

The Green Baker

Simplicity is also key when it comes to Green Baker’s menu – they offer classic, chocolate, or mixed boxes of their cream puffs for just P200 a dozen.

You can order any day of the week through their Instagram page – just remember that dispatch days are on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. – Rappler.com