Easy Chocolate Eclairs Recipe & Tutorial | Cupcake Jemma

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whipping cream

Coconut cream is a dairy-free option that adds richness.

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with stevia

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate

Stevia reduces sugar while semi-sweet chocolate is often less expensive.

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative, while margarine is often cheaper.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla bean provides natural flavor, while essence is often more affordable.

In a saucepan, add 225 milliliters of water, 60 grams of unsalted butter, and 0.5 teaspoon of salt.

Place the saucepan over medium to high heat until it comes to a boil, melting the butter and dissolving the salt.

Once boiling, slowly add 125 grams of sifted plain flour while whisking continuously.

Switch to a wooden spoon and beat the mixture over the heat for 2 to 3 minutes to cook out the flour.

Transfer the mixture to a mixer and beat gently for about a minute.

Break down 4 large eggs in a jug.

Add the eggs to the mixer a little at a time, beating well after each addition until the mixture is glossy and drops off the spatula in a V shape.

Transfer the choux pastry into a piping bag.

Prepare baking sheets lined with Silpat or baking paper.

Pipe the eclairs to about 10 to 12 centimeters long onto the baking sheets.

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C (fan oven).

Bake the eclairs for 20 to 24 minutes, checking at 20 minutes.

Once baked, remove the eclairs from the oven and let them cool.

Prepare a light sugar syrup by combining 75 milliliters of water and 100 grams of caster sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until it boils.

Once the syrup is ready, add 80 grams of chocolate and 25 grams of butter, stirring until smooth.

Let the chocolate glaze cool for about five minutes.

Fill the eclairs with creme patissiere using a piping bag, making holes in the bottom of each eclair for filling.

Dunk the filled eclairs into the slightly cooled chocolate glaze.

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