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Chocolate Éclairs
Crisp choux shells filled with vanilla pastry cream and topped with glossy chocolate ganache.
Prep: 45 min · Cook: 25 min · Total: 2 hours12 servingsAdvanced4.8 (27 reviews)280 calories per serving
Last tested: 2026-09-10
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Servings12
📋 Ingredients
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Make choux pastry. Pipe 10cm/4-inch logs onto baking sheets. Bake as directed.
- 2
Make pastry cream: heat milk with vanilla. Whisk yolks, sugar, cornstarch. Temper with hot milk, cook until thick. Cool with plastic on surface.
- 3
Make ganache: heat cream, pour over chopped chocolate, stir until smooth.
- 4
Once choux shells are cool, poke holes in the bottoms with a chopstick.
- 5
Fill with pastry cream using a piping bag.
- 6
Dip tops in ganache. Chill 30 minutes before serving.
🔄 Swap Table
Original: Pastry cream
Swap: Whipped cream (stabilized)
Lighter, less rich
Original: Dark chocolate ganache
Swap: White chocolate or coffee glaze
Different flavor profile
Original: Vanilla bean
Swap: Vanilla bean paste (1 tsp)
Same flavor, easier
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