
Easy Chocolate Profiteroles Recipe
By Olivia Hayes
Chocolate profiteroles are elegant French pastries that serve as a delightful dessert option. They are light and airy, with a rich chocolate flavor that pairs perfectly with various creamy fillings. The choux pastry base, often filled with diplomat cream or whipped cream, creates a delicious contrast in texture. These treats are perfect for special occasions or as a sweet indulgence to enjoy at home.
Ingredients
- •95 ml milk (any kind)
- •31 ml water
- •50 g unsalted butter
- •75 g all purpose flour
- •1 tsp salt (1/4 tsp)
- •1 tbsp sugar
- •1 to taste eggs (1-3, add gradually)
- •1 egg egg (to paint the profiteroles)
- •1 tbsp water (to paint the profiteroles)
- •250 ml milk (for pastry cream, any kind)
- •50 g granulated sugar
- •1 tsp salt (1/4 tsp)
- •4 none egg yolks
- •12 g all purpose flour
- •12 g cornflour
- •1 tsp vanilla paste (or seeds from 1 vanilla pod, or 1 tsp vanilla extract/essence)
- •200 ml whipping cream (for diplomat cream, cold)
- •2 tbsp icing sugar
- •400 ml whipping cream (for whipped cream, cold)
- •6 tbsp icing sugar
- •1 tsp vanilla paste (or seeds from 1 vanilla pod, or 1 tsp vanilla extract/essence)
- •150 g dark chocolate (60-70% cacao)
- •300 ml whipping cream (for chocolate sauce, warm)









