Step by step

First of all, make a choux pastry: work together, in a nonstick saucepan, butter, water, sugar, a pinch of salt and put on a low heat.

Tips
You can stuff your profiteroles with Italian custard, cream, Chantilly cream, chocolate cream. You can also freeze your cream puffs, provided that you'll defrost them in advance before serving them.
Trivia
Profiterole is a French word that means "small cream puff". In the classic recipe, profiteroles can be stuffed with a either sweet or savoury cream. That's why profiteroles can be an appetizer and a dessert as well. The famous "mountain" of profiteroles is a cake called Saint Honorè