Description
Classic French pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Boil water and butter in a saucepan.
- Add flour and stir until mixture forms a ball.
- Remove from heat and beat in eggs one at a time.
- Pipe dough onto baking sheet in 4-inch strips.
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool completely.
- Whip cream with sugar and vanilla.
- Cut pastries horizontally and fill with cream.
- Melt chocolate chips with butter and spread on top.
Notes
- Use a piping bag for even shapes.
- Let dough cool slightly before adding eggs.
- Pierce baked shells to release steam.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 eclair
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 95mg