Recette de Eclair au chocolat | Creme Patissiere

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: whipping cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: cocoa powder + coconut oil

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate

Cocoa powder is lower in calories and can mimic chocolate flavor with added fat.

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and can reduce saturated fat.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers a natural sweetness and moisture.

Melt the butter in a pot with water, salt, and sugar.

Once the butter has melted, add the flour.

Let the mixture cool until it is warm, then add the eggs one by one and mix.

Fill a piping bag with the mixture and pipe it into strips onto parchment paper.

Bake in the oven at 170°C for 20-25 minutes.

For the pastry cream, combine flour, cornstarch, and sugar in a pot.

Add the milk and stir until thickened.

Add the butter and egg yolk, and mix well after cooling for better consistency.

For the chocolate sauce, heat the cream in a pot and add the chocolate, stirring until completely dissolved.

Once the chocolate sauce has cooled, refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Assemble the eclairs and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

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