Description
Indulge in these homemade chocolate éclairs, featuring a crispy pastry shell filled with rich pastry cream and topped with a decadent chocolate glaze. Perfect for any occasion!
Ingredients
Scale
- For the dough:
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- For the pastry cream filling:
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the chocolate glaze:
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring the water, butter, and salt to a boil. Remove from heat and add the flour all at once. Stir vigorously until the dough comes together and forms a ball.
- Transfer the dough to a mixing bowl: Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until the dough is smooth and shiny.
- Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe 12 éclairs onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let the éclairs cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together the milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute, or until thickened.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Gradually whisk in about 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture. Return the egg yolk mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract.
- Transfer the pastry cream filling to a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip. Insert the tip into the bottom of each éclair and fill.
- In a small saucepan, melt together the chocolate chips and heavy cream over low heat, stirring constantly.
- Dip the tops of the éclairs into the chocolate glaze. Let the glaze set completely before serving.
Notes
For best results, fill the éclairs just before serving to maintain their crispness.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 éclair
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg