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Profiteroles with chocolate sauce on a white kitchen counter

Profiteroles with Chocolate

Bakery-worthy Profiteroles with Chocolate made with airy choux pastry, rich cream filling, and glossy chocolate sauce; perfect for special occasions or indulgent weekends.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Assembly Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 12 profiteroles
Calories 210 kcal

Equipment

  • Medium saucepan For choux pastry and chocolate sauce
  • Stand or hand mixer To incorporate eggs into dough
  • Piping bag with round tip To pipe uniform profiterole shapes
  • Baking sheets Lined with parchment
  • Wire rack For cooling pastries
  • Serrated knife To slice puffs for filling

Ingredients
  

For the Choux Pastry:

  • ½ cup Water
  • ½ cup Whole milk
  • ½ cup Unsalted butter Cut into pieces
  • 1 teaspoon Granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 4 Large eggs At room temperature

For the Filling (choose one):

  • 1 cup Heavy cream For whipped cream option
  • 2 tablespoon Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • — — Vanilla custard As alternate filling
  • — — Vanilla ice cream Softened slightly

For the Chocolate Sauce:

  • 4 oz Dark chocolate At least 60% cocoa chopped
  • ½ cup Heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon Unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon Corn syrup or honey Adds gloss
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Combine water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, stir in flour.
  • Return pan to low heat and cook dough for 1–2 minutes until it forms a smooth ball.
  • Transfer dough to mixer, let cool slightly. Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth.
  • Pipe dough into 1.5-inch rounds on baking sheets.
  • Bake at 375°F for 25–30 minutes until golden. Let cool.
  • Whip cream with sugar and vanilla OR prepare custard or ice cream.
  • Simmer cream, pour over chocolate, let sit, stir in butter, syrup, and vanilla.
  • Slice profiteroles, fill with chosen filling, top with chocolate sauce.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 65gCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.5gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 95mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 420IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1.2mg
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