Classic cream profiteroles coated in chocolate sauce

Chocolate Profiteroles Recipe

Name: Chocolate Profiteroles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 85 grams butter; 15 grams cocoa powder; 500 ml double cream; 3 whole egg; 35 grams icing sugar; 100 grams plain flour; 260 ml water

50 Minutes

Serves: 4

Cream filled profiteroles packed with freshly whipped cream and topped with a simple chocolate sauce

Recipe Ingreds

Pastry

85 grams butter
3 whole egg
100 grams plain flour
200 ml water

Filling

500 ml double cream

chocolate sauce

15 grams cocoa powder
35 grams icing sugar
60 ml water

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

cut the butter into cubes
Place the butter and water in a pan
place the pan on the heat
melt the butter and then boil
add the flour beat till smooth
cook for a couple of minutes stir continuously
remove the pan from the heat

Step 2

add the egg(s) to a bowl
beat the eggs

Step 3

add the eggs a bit at a time to the pan beat till smooth
set the oven to 200C 400F or gas mark 6

Step 4

place the pastry in a piping bag with a plain nozzle
pipe small circles about 5 cms with a smaller circle on top onto a damp baking tray

Step 5

flatten any peaks left from piping with a knife
place in the oven
cook for 30 mins
till well risen and crisp
remove from the oven
Leave to cool

Step 6

whip the cream to form soft peaks
place the whipped cream in a piping bag
insert the nozzle of the piping bag into the base of the profiterole
fill the profiterole with cream

Step 7

mix the sauce ingredients together to form a thick sauce
coat the top of the profiteroles with the sauce

Step 8

serve 3 to 4 profiteroles
with the chocolate sauce

Recipe Utensils

1 baking tray
1 hand mixer
1 large knife
1 medium bowl
1 medium pan
2 piping bag
1 Plain piping noozle
2 small bowl

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What are profiteroles

Profiteroles are small balls of choux pastry that are baked in the oven, they originate from France and are usually filled with whipped cream, custard or pastry cream. The profiteroles are usually topped with chocolate sauce or caramel or just dusted with icing sugar.

How to make fresh cream profiteroles with chocolate sauce

To make the perfect choux pastry, add the butter and water till it is boiling, add the flour and beat till smooth cook for a minute or two and remove from the heat cool a little and then add the beaten eggs bit by bit. Pipe the pastry into small balls and baked till crisp. The profiteroles are left to cool and then filled from the base with whipped cream . Finally the profiteroles are topped with a simple chocolate sauce by mixing together icing sugar, cocoa powder and water.

Cream profiteroles and chocolate sauce for your dinner party dessert

Profiteroles are a great dessert for any dinner party, these delicious profiteroles are filled with fresh cream and coated in chocolate sauce. You can make the profiteroles the day before and store then in an airtight container, fill them on the day of your party. Choux pastry profiteroles can be filled with pastry cream or different flavoured pastry creams, mousses and custards. Change the sauce for your profiteroles to white chocolate, caramel butterscotch or even a delicious fruit puree.

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