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Profiteroles served and ready to eat
French Desserts Baking Party Food Vegetarian

Profiteroles

Light choux buns filled with cream and topped with chocolate sauce — an impressive French classic.

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30 minPrep
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30 minCook
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6Serves
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HardLevel
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Ingredients

  • For choux: 75g butter, 100g flour, 200ml water, 3 eggs
  • 300ml double cream, whipped
  • For sauce: 150g dark chocolate, 100ml cream

Instructions

  1. Heat the water and butter until boiling, then beat in the flour off the heat until smooth.
  2. Cool slightly, then beat in the eggs one at a time to a glossy paste.
  3. Pipe small mounds onto a tray and bake at 200C for 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden.
  4. Cool, then split and fill with whipped cream.
  5. Melt the chocolate with cream and pour over.
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Tara’s tips

  • Don't open the oven while the choux bakes or it deflates.
  • Make a hole to let steam escape after baking.

Serving suggestions

  • Pile up and drizzle with warm chocolate.

Storage & reheating

Best assembled fresh; unfilled buns keep a day.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

Why did mine collapse?

The oven door was opened too early, or they were underbaked.

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