Chocolate cream puffs with almond cream are a delightful pastry containing a light and airy choux pastry shell filled with a rich and creamy almond cream and topped with a decadent chocolate glaze. This delectable treat is perfect for any occasion, whether it's a special celebration or a simple indulgence. With the right recipe and a bit of patience, you can create these delicious treats at home. This article will guide you through the process of making chocolate cream puffs with almond cream, providing you with the necessary steps and tips to ensure success.
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CHOCOLATE CREAM PUFF DESSERT
Chocolate pudding with cream cheese sits atop a cream puff crust then is slathered with whipped topping and sprinkled with candy bits.
Provided by gbskitchen
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine water, salt, and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Add flour all at once and stir until mixture forms a ball of dough.
- Set aside and let cool 5 minutes.
- Use a wooden spoon to beat in four eggs, one egg at a time.
- Spread mixture in greased 13" x 9" pan.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool crust.
- Warm milk slightly in the microwave.
- Add about 1 cup of warm milk to cream cheese in a mixing bowl and beat until cream cheese is quite soft.
- Add remaining milk and pudding mixes to cream cheese mixture and beat until all blended and no flecks of cream cheese remain.
- Spread pudding mixture over crust and chill until pudding is set.
- Spread a container of whipped topping over pudding.
- Garnish with candy bits and refrigerate until it is served.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214 calories, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 81 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 14 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 212 grams sodium, Sugar 5 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams unsaturated fat
CHOCOLATE CREAM PUFFS
Chocolate puffs with chocolate cream filling are a favorite with this family. They aren't difficult to make and most of the required time is hands off. This was my mother's recipe and she made it once a year, usually at Christmas. I hope that you enjoy these as much as we do!
Provided by Bren
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet lightly with some shortening. Put beaters into the freezer to chill.
- Combine water and shortening in a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. Add flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and salt all at once and reduce heat to low. Stir mixture vigorously until it leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, with chilled beaters, beating vigorously after each addition until batter is smooth and glossy. Drop dough into 6 mounds on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and dry, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and pierce the side of each puff with a knife to allow steam to escape. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely, abut 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine sugar, cocoa powder and whipping cream in a bowl for the filling. Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until needed.
- Cut cooled puffs in half horizontally. Fill with cocoa whipped cream.
- For the glaze, pour whipping cream into a small pot and heat until hot. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted. Allow to cool slightly. Drizzle chocolate glaze over the cream puffs and refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 310.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.7 g, Cholesterol 81.7 mg, Fat 21 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 56.8 mg, Sugar 18.5 g
CHOCOLATE CREAM PUFFS
Our Test Kitchen staff used a bit of cocoa to turn traditional cream puffs into these extraordinary desserts. Guests will think you spent hours fussing over the tender chocolate pastries, which are filled with a rich creamy mixture and fresh strawberries.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 15 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, bring water, butter and salt to a boil. Add the flour and cocoa all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat until smooth and shiny., Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until set and browned. Remove to wire racks. Immediately split puffs open; remove and discard soft dough from inside. Cool puffs completely., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Fold in whipped cream and strawberries. Fill bottom halves of puffs; replace tops. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331 calories, Fat 25g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 133mg cholesterol, Sodium 175mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
ALMOND CREAM-PUFF RING
This recipe is so easy to make, but your guests will think you spent all day in the kitchen! Delicious! Make about 3 hours before serving.
Provided by SYNCHORSWIM
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes
Time 2h55m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a cookie sheet, or use parchment paper. Using a dinner plate as a guide, trace a circle on the sheet.
- In 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, combine water, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil. With a wooden spoon, vigorously stir in flour all at once, until mixture forms a ball, and leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from heat, and beat in the eggs one at a time, until mixture is smooth. Drop batter into 10 mounds inside the circle traced on the cookie sheet, to form a ring.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn off oven, leaving ring in for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool on wire rack. When cool, slice in half horizontally, and place bottom ring on serving plate. Spoon Almond Cream Filling on bottom ring, then replace top ring. Chill in refrigerator.
- To make Almond Cream Filling: Prepare pudding according to instructions on package, but use only 1 1/4 cups milk. Fold in whipped cream, and 1 teaspoon almond extract.
- To make Chocolate Glaze: In a double boiler over hot (not boiling) water, combine chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 1/2 teaspoons milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons corn syrup. Heat until melted and smooth, stirring occasionally. Spoon over the top of chilled ring.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342.4 calories, Carbohydrate 26.7 g, Cholesterol 136.9 mg, Fat 24.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 14.6 g, Sodium 320.2 mg, Sugar 13.6 g
CLASSIC CREAM PUFFS WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE
My mom made this dish once the entire time I was growing up and I remember the texture, the taste of the eggs (in a good way) and the perfect balance of textures and sweetness. I think I have been chasing that very cream puff ever since. I had some great ones in Paris but none quite like Mom's... Cream puffs are made from classic choux pastry, which is also used to make sweet éclairs and savory, cheesy gougères. The choux pastry gets its name from chou, meaning cabbage, and it refers to the round shape of this cream-filled pastry. Note about substitutions: If you don't have vanilla paste, simply sub 3 teaspoons vanilla extract.
Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli
Time 2h45m
Yield 20 cream puffs
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the pastry cream: In a medium saucepan, whisk together the granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Whisk in the egg yolks until combined, then whisk in the milk. Heat over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until it starts to thicken, 4 to 5 minutes. Immediately remove from the heat.
- Whisk in the butter and vanilla bean paste. Transfer to a bowl, then press a sheet of plastic wrap on the surface of the pastry cream. Let cool, then refrigerate until chilled through, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
- Start the cream puff dough: In a medium saucepan, bring the milk, butter and salt to a simmer over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture comes together. Cook until the mixture starts to pull away from the sides of the pan into a ball and looks dry, 3 to 5 minutes more.
- Finish the cream puff dough: Using a wooden spoon, beat in the eggs, one at a time, waiting until they are fully incorporated before adding the next. Mix until the batter is shiny and stiff. Alternatively, you can use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-low speed to incorporate the eggs. Transfer the batter to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round pastry tip.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Form and bake: On the prepared baking sheet, pipe rounds of dough that are 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide and about 1 inch high, allowing 1 inch between each. Alternatively, measure out a scant 1/4-cup dough for each puff. Wet your finger and press down any pointed tops on the cream puffs. Bake for 15 minutes. Lower the oven to 350 degrees F and bake until firm to the touch, another 15 to 20 minutes.
- Finish baking: Shut the oven off. Let the puffs dry inside the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool.
- Assemble: Using a paring knife, hollow out a hole in the bottom of each of the puffs. Pipe the pastry cream into the hole. Alternatively, you can cut the top off each puff and remove any undercooked dough in the center, then fill with the pastry cream and top with the top again. Hold in the refrigerator until ready to garnish and serve.
- Make the chocolate sauce: In a small pot, heat the cream. In a small bowl that fits over the pot of cream (without the bottom of the bowl touching the cream), combine the chocolate with the cinnamon. Use the pot of cream as the bottom of the double boiler and melt the chocolate over the cream. When the chocolate is melted, add the heated cream to the bowl with the chocolate and whisk to combine. Keep warm.
- Top the cream puffs with a sprinkle of confectioners' sugar and some of the chocolate sauce.
ALMOND CREAM PUFF RING
This dessert is simple in preparation but elegant on presentation, and quite yummy. The recipe is always requested when I serve it.
Provided by BonnieZ
Categories Dessert
Time 2h45m
Yield 1 cream puff ring, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In medium saucepan over high heat, heat 1 cup of water with 1/2 cup of butter until mixture boils.
- Turn heat to low and add 1 cup of sifted flour and 1/4 tsp salt.
- Stir vigorously over low heat until dough leaves the side of the pan in a smooth compact ball about 1 minute.
- Quickly transfer dough to a large bowl and with electric mixer at medium speed, beat in 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Continue beating until dough is smooth and satiny.
- On lightly floured cookie sheet, using a dinner plate as a guide, trace a circle.
- Drop heaping measuring tablespoons full of dough just inside the circle to form a ring, making sure each dropful touches the one next to it (this is what will hold your ring together once baked).
- Bake 40 minutes or until golden brown and firm.
- Turn oven heat off and allow puff ring to rest in the oven 15 minutes.
- Then place on a rack to cool way from any draft.
- Once cool, CAREFULLY cut ring in half and remove soft interior with a spoon and discard, leaving the hollowed shell.
- Combine pudding mix and 1 1/4 cups milk in medium bowl and mix for 3 minutes, then refrigerate 30 minutes until set.
- Remove pudding from frige and gradually fold in the whipped cream and almond extract.
- Fill bottom shell with pudding mixture and set top shell in place.
- In double boiler, over hot (not boiling) water, melt the chocolate chips with 1 tbsp of butter, 1 1/2 tsp milk and 1 1/2 tsp corn syrup until smooth.
- Spread on top of cream puff ring and immediately sprinkle with the toasted sliced almonds so they adhere to the chocolate then refrigerate.
- To serve, slice the ring into individual cream puff portions& enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 414.8, Fat 30.7, SaturatedFat 15.4, Cholesterol 149, Sodium 325.2, Carbohydrate 29.2, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 14.6, Protein 8.2
CREAM PUFFS WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE
Provided by Thomas Keller
Categories Chocolate Dairy Dessert Bake Pastry Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Line one baking sheet with a Silpat and a second one with parchment paper (or line both sheets with parchment if you don't have a Silpat). Set up a heavy-duty mixer with the paddle attachment.
- Combine the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, add the flour all at once, and stir rapidly with a stiff heatproof or wooden spoon until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan and the bottom of the pan is clean, with no dough sticking to it. The dough should be glossy and smooth but still damp.
- Enough moisture must evaporate from the dough to allow it to absorb more fat when the eggs are added. Continue to stir for about 5 minutes, adjusting the heat as necessary to prevent the dough from coloring. A thin coating will form on the bottom and sides of the pan. When enough moisture has evaporated, steam will rise from the dough and there will be the nutty aroma of cooked flour.
- Immediately transfer the dough to the mixer bowl and mix for a few seconds to release some of the heat from the dough. With the mixer on medium speed, add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating until each egg is completely incorporated before adding the next one; scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Turn off the machine. Lift some of the dough on a rubber spatula, then turn the spatula to let it run off: It should fall off the spatula very slowly; if it doesn't move at all or is very dry and falls off in one clump, beat in the additional egg.
- Place the dough in a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip. Pipe 15 disks (this will give you 3 extras for testing) about 1 1/2 inches across and just under 1/2 inch thick on the Silpat-lined baking sheet, leaving about 1 1/2 inches between them, as they will expand when baked. Pipe the remainder on the other sheet. (You will have about 4 dozen in all.) Bake the 15 puffs for the recipe and freeze the ones on the second baking sheet until firm, then transfer to a freezer container and freeze for another time.
- Bake the puffs for 10 minutes, turn the sheet around, turn the oven down to 350°F, and bake 15 minutes more. Remove one puff and break it open: It should be hollow inside and not gooey or eggy; if it is still moist, return it to the oven and check in 5 minutes. Cool the puffs completely on the baking sheet. Store in an airtight container until serving time.
- To serve:
- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Warm the chocolate sauce in a double boiler or a microwave. Warm the profiteroles on a baking sheet in the oven.
- Split each profiterole in half and arrange 3 on each plate. Place a small scoop of ice cream in the bottom half of each profiterole and top with the lid. Spoon the sauce over.
CHOCOLATE-FILLED CREAM PUFFS
"This is a heavenly dessert for chocolate lovers," relates Kathy Kittell of Lenexa, Kansas. "Each puff is stuffed with chocolate cream and drizzled with chocolate glaze."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a saucepan over medium heat, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour and salt all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat until smooth. , Cover a baking sheet with foil; grease foil. Drop batter into six mounds onto foil. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 30 minutes longer. Remove puffs to a wire rack. Immediately cut a slit in each for steam to escape. , In a bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and cocoa, beating until almost stiff. Split puffs and remove soft dough. Add filling; replace tops. Melt chocolate and butter; stir in sugar and water. Drizzle over puffs. Chill.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 487 calories, Fat 34g fat (20g saturated fat), Cholesterol 232mg cholesterol, Sodium 292mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
CUTE CREAM PUFFS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: dark chocolate, unsalted butter, water, milk, granulated sugar, salt, all-purpose flour, large eggs, egg, heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, small piping bag, large piping bags
Provided by Julie Klink
Categories Desserts
Yield 10 cream puffs
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425˚F (220˚C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Chill a large bowl in the freezer.
- Add the melted chocolate to a small piping bag or zip-top bag and cut ⅛ inch (3 mm) off the tip of the bag.
- Pipe 10 sets of ears, eyes, noses, mouths, and paws onto 1 of the parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Make the puffs: in a medium pot, bring the butter, water, milk, sugar, and salt to a boil over high heat.
- Once the liquid begins to boil, remove the pot from the heat and immediately add the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the liquid is absorbed and the mixture begins to form a ball.
- Return the pot to the heat and cook for another 30 seconds to remove excess moisture. Remove the pot from the heat. Working quickly, add the eggs one at a time, stirring until each one is fully incorporated before adding the next. Continue stirring until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the pan and is thick and glossy. Transfer the batter to a piping bag or zip-top bag fitted with a round tip.
- Pipe 1-inch (2-cm) dollops of batter on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them at least 1-inch (2-cm) apart.
- Dip a fingertip in the egg wash and gently press down any points, then brush the egg wash lightly all over the puffs.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350˚F (180˚C), and continue to bake for 20 minutes more, until golden brown.
- Transfer the puffs to a wire rack and cool until able to handle. Cut the tops off of the puffs with a serrated knife. Let cool completely.
- Make the whipped cream: add the heavy cream and powdered sugar to the chilled bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer or whisk until stiff peaks form. Transfer the whipped cream to a piping bag or zip-top bag fitted with a round tip.
- Pipe mounds of whipped cream into the puffs. Add the tops of the puffs and decorate with the chocolate faces.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 396 calories, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 7 grams, Sugar 9 grams
CHOCOLATE CREAM PUFFS
Make and share this Chocolate Cream Puffs recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Carole Reu
Categories Dessert
Time 2h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine water, butter, sugar and salt in a medium size saucepan.
- Place over medium low heat to melt butter.
- Add flour and cocoa powder all at once; stir vigorously until mixture pulls away from side of pan.
- Remove from heat. Heat oven to 400.
- Lightly coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
- With the saucepan off heat, add eggs one at a time, to batter in saucepan, beating well after each addition.
- With a 1/4 cup drop mixture onto baking sheet, spacing 2" apart. Bake for 40 minutes until puffed and firm.
- Cool slightly.
- Cut off top third of each puff; scoop out soft center from bases.
- Cool bases and top on wire rack.
- Fill puffs with ice cream of your choice; cover with tops.
- Freeze on baking sheets until firm.
- Transfer to an airtight container.
- Freeze for up to 1 week.
- Place puff on plates.
- Let stand 15 minutes.
- Top with sauce of your choice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.8, Fat 14.7, SaturatedFat 8.6, Cholesterol 117.2, Sodium 115.2, Carbohydrate 20.9, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 11.6, Protein 5.4
Tips:
- To make the choux pastry, use a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. This will help to ensure that the ingredients are well combined and that the dough is smooth.
- When piping the choux pastry, hold the piping bag perpendicular to the baking sheet and pipe 1-inch circles. Make sure to space the circles at least 1 inch apart to allow for expansion.
- Bake the choux pastry in a preheated oven until they are golden brown and puffed. This will take about 25-30 minutes.
- While the choux pastry is baking, make the almond cream. To do this, combine all of the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the almond cream cool completely.
- Once the choux pastry and almond cream are cool, assemble the cream puffs. To do this, cut the choux pastry in half horizontally and fill the bottom halves with almond cream. Top with the remaining choux pastry halves and dust with powdered sugar.
Conclusion:
Chocolate cream puffs with almond cream are a delicious and elegant dessert that is perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be customized with different flavors of cream or filling. These cream puffs are sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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