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rustic homemade chocolate eclairs
A classic French patisserie staple made right at home. These eclairs feature light, airy choux pastry shells filled with a smooth vanilla pastry cream and dipped in a rich, glossy chocolate ganache. As seen in the image, these have a wonderful rustic charm, perfect for a gathering.
recipe by
lipj
dessertFrench12 servingsvegetarian
45
prep (min)
40
cook (min)
85
total (min)
- •0.5 cup unsalted butter (for pastry)
- •1 cup water
- •1 cup all-purpose flour
- •1 tsp sugar
- •0.25 tsp salt
- •4 large eggs
- •2 cups whole milk (for filling)
- •0.5 cup granulated sugar (for filling)
- •4 large egg yolks (for filling)
- •0.25 cup cornstarch
- •1 tsp vanilla extract
- •100 grams dark chocolate (for glaze)
- •0.5 cup heavy cream (for glaze)