Make the pastry dough

Preheat oven to 400°F. In a saucepan, combine water, butter, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth dough ball forms. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time until glossy.

Bake the puffs

Drop or pipe dough onto an ungreased baking sheet, spaced 2 inches apart. Bake for 35 minutes until golden and firm. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Prepare the filling

Mix strawberries with half the sugar and chill for 30 minutes. Whip the cream with remaining sugar until stiff peaks form.

Assemble the cream puffs

Slice tops off each puff. Gently fold strawberries into whipped cream. Spoon or pipe filling into each shell and replace tops. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and garnish.