Description
Profiteroles are delightful cream-filled pastries topped with rich chocolate sauce, perfect for any sweet tooth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for filling)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream (for chocolate sauce)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the water, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Once boiling, remove from heat and stir in the flour until the mixture forms a ball. Allow it to cool for about 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition until the dough is smooth and glossy. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Using a pastry bag or a spoon, drop tablespoon-sized mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each mound.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the profiteroles are puffed and golden brown. Do not open the oven door during baking.
- Once done, remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- While the profiteroles cool, whip the heavy cream with the powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form.
- Once the profiteroles are cool, slice them in half and fill each with the whipped cream.
- For the chocolate sauce, heat the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
- Drizzle the chocolate sauce over the filled profiteroles before serving.
Notes
- For a lighter filling, substitute the whipped cream with vanilla yogurt.
- For a different flavor, add a tablespoon of coffee or hazelnut liqueur to the whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 profiterole
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg