Name: Authentic Zeppole di San Giuseppe Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: *For the Choux Pastry (Zeppole Dough):**; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 4 large eggs, room temperature; Vegetable oil or canola oil (for frying); *For the Pastry Cream (Crema Pasticcera):**; 2 cups whole milk; 4 large egg yolks; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; *For Assembly:**; 1 jar Amarena cherries in syrup (or sour cherries); Powdered sugar (for dusting); Optional: Cannoli shell ricotta cream (if making Roman style)

Zeppole di San Giuseppe 🇮🇹 Italy

Italian cream-filled pastries

Dessert Cream

Made with

Pastry dough cream filling often topped with sour cherry or amarena jam

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