Description
Delicious and airy profiteroles filled with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream (for filling)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for filling)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (for sauce)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (for sauce)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the water and butter, and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Once boiling, remove from heat and stir in the flour and salt until the mixture forms a ball.
- Allow the mixture 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, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven 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, cut a small slit in the side of each one and fill with whipped cream.
- For the chocolate sauce, heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it just begins to simmer.
- Remove from heat and add the chocolate chips, stirring until melted and smooth.
- Drizzle the chocolate sauce over the filled profiteroles before serving.
Notes
- For a lighter version, use Greek yogurt instead of whipped cream for the filling.
- Experiment with different fillings such as pastry cream or ice cream for a unique twist.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 profiterole
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 70mg