Description
Learn how to make delicious homemade eclairs with a crispy choux pastry shell filled with creamy pastry cream and topped with a rich chocolate glaze.
Ingredients
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Choux Pastry:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
Filling:
- 2 cups pastry cream
Chocolate Glaze:
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Make Choux Pastry: In a saucepan, combine butter, water, and salt. Stir in flour until a ball forms. Remove from heat, cool, then mix in eggs.
- Pipe and Bake: Pipe dough onto baking sheet and bake until golden.
- Fill Eclairs: Fill a piping bag with pastry cream, poke holes in eclairs, and fill.
- Make Chocolate Glaze: Melt chocolate with hot cream, dip filled eclairs in glaze.
- Serve: Chill and serve.
Notes
- Eclairs are best enjoyed fresh.
- Refrigerate until serving.
- Experiment with different fillings like whipped cream or custard.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 eclair
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
