Lisa Yarde
Show up at a party with these chocolate-dipped Éclairs with Almond Pastry Cream, then listen to the oohs and aahs! They only look fancy — they’re actually quite simple to prepare.
Éclairs with Almond Pastry Cream
These eclairs with almond cream taste like heaven!
Servings: 13 Éclairs
Calories: 183kcal
Equipment
- Measuring Cups/Spoons
- Decorating Tube Set
- 3-Quart Saucepan
- 9" Wire Whisk
- Glass Nesting Bowls
- Glass Liquid Measuring Cups
- 14" Reusable Piping Bag
Ingredients
THE PASTRY CREAM, WHISK
- ½ cup Sugar, divided
- ¼ cup Cornstarch
- ¼ tsp. Table salt
- 2 Egg yolks
- 1 Egg
COMBINE
- 2 tbsp. Almond paste
- 2 cups Whole milk
- 2 tbsp. Cold unsalted butter, diced
- 2 tsp. Pure almond extract
THE GLAZE, HEAT
- 2 oz. Semisweet bar chocolate, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp. Water
- 1 tbsp. Sugar
- 1 tbsp. Unsalted butter
- Éclair Pastry Shells from Pâte á Choux
- Toasted sliced almonds
Instructions
The Pastry Cream
- Whisk together ¼ cup sugar, cornstarch, salt, yolks, and 1 egg in a bowl.
Combine
- Remaining ¼ cup sugar and almond paste in a saucepan. Add milk and heat over medium until steam begins to rise from the pan.
- Slowly add half of the milk mixture to the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Return egg-milk mixture to pan and bring to a boil; whisk constantly until thickened, about 2 minutes
- Off heat, whisk in 2 Tbsp. butter and almond extract until butter is incorporated. Transfer pastry cream to a bowl and cover surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming; chill until cold.
The Glaze
- Heat chocolate, water, and 1 Tbsp. sugar in a saucepan over medium-low until chocolate melts. Off heat, whisk in 1 Tbsp. butter.
- Poke two holes into the bottom of pastry shells using a piping tip. Pipe in pastry cream until éclairs feel heavy for their size.
- Dip tops of éclairs into chocolate glaze; garnish with sliced almonds.
Notes
Per éclair, Calories: 183
Nutrition Facts
1 servings per container
- Amount Per ServingCalories183
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
11g
17%
- Saturated Fat 6g 30%
- Cholesterol 93mg 31%
- Sodium 107mg 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
- Protein 4g 8%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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