Discover the delight of making classic French profiteroles, a delectable dessert made of light pastry balls filled with rich chocolate cream. This recipe guides you through the entire process, from creating the perfect choux pastry to crafting a luscious chocolate filling. Enjoy a luxurious treat that’s sure to impress.
Total Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Recipe Servings: 2
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Ingredients for Profiteroles:
For Choux Pastry:
- 125 ml water
- 50 g butter
- 60 g flour
- 2 large eggs
For Chocolate Filling:
- 125 g chopped chocolate
- 60 ml cream
- 50 g butter
- 2 egg yolks
- Rum to taste
For Cream Filling:
- 275 ml water
- 275 g sugar
- 1 heaped tablespoon cocoa
- 75 g chopped chocolate
- 125 ml cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
Method:
- Choux Pastry Preparation:
- Combine water and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Add flour, stirring continuously until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan.
- Gradually beat in eggs, ensuring a smooth consistency.
- Pipe the dough into small rounds on a damp baking sheet.
- Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes until the pastries rise and turn golden brown.
- Once baked, pierce each pastry to release steam, then return them to a low oven to dry out.
- Making the Chocolate Filling:
- Melt chocolate together with cream and butter in a pan.
- Once melted, stir in the egg yolks and add rum to taste.
- Pipe this filling into the cooled profiteroles, along with the whipped cream.
- Preparing the Chocolate Sauce:
- In a separate pan, prepare a sugar syrup by boiling water, sugar, cocoa, and cream for 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth.
- Serve this rich sauce over the filled profiteroles and enjoy.
