Description
Delicious choux pastry puffs filled with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with rich dark chocolate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 240 ml water
- 120 g unsalted butter, cubed into small pieces
- 15 g granulated sugar
- ½ tsp fine salt
- 130 g plain flour, sifted
- 220 g large eggs (4 large eggs, with 1 extra on hand)
- 1 tsp whole milk (for egg wash)
- 1 tub vanilla ice cream
- 180 g dark chocolate 70%, finely chopped
- 120 ml double (heavy) cream
- 15 g unsalted butter
- 15 g golden syrup (or honey as an alternative)
Instructions
- Boil the water, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and salt together in a saucepan over medium heat until the butter has melted completely.
- Add the sifted flour all at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a ball.
- Cook the dough for an additional 2 minutes over low heat to dry it out slightly.
- Transfer the dough to a mixing bowl and allow it to cool for a few minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, incorporating each egg completely before adding the next.
- Spoon the batter into a piping bag fitted with a plain round nozzle.
- Pipe small mounds of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Brush the tops of the piped dough with the egg wash made from the whole milk.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 25-30 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
- Allow the profiteroles to cool completely before filling them with vanilla ice cream.
- Melt the dark chocolate and cream together until smooth and glossy, adding the unsalted butter and golden syrup.
- Drizzle the chocolate sauce over the filled profiteroles.
Notes
For a healthier alternative, consider using sugar substitutes like stevia or monk fruit for people with diabetes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 profiterole
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg