Best Chocolate Eclair Recipe

Instructions

Line baking sheet with silicone. (parchment paper)

Preheat oven to 425 F.

In a medium saucepan add water, milk, butter, sugar and salt.

Bring to boil over medium heat and remove from heat.

Your next step is to add all flour and mix with a wooden spoon until the flour is incorporated.

Return back to the heat for about 2 minutes or until dough comes together into a smooth ball. (also there will be thin film at the bottom of the saucepan).

Remove from heat and let it sit for 3 minutes.

Then transfer to the mixing bowl and beat on the medium speed for 2 minutes until it is cooled slightly.

Start adding eggs, one by one.

Be sure when adding egg by egg to mix until fully incorporated.

Beat until the choux pastry dough is smooth and shiny.

Pipe eclairs using a 1/2” round tip. Pipe 4 inch long strips, keeping them 1 1/2 inch apart.

Bake at 425 F for 10 minutes.

Without opening oven, reduce heat to 325 F and bake for about 27 to 30 minutes. (until golden brown)

Remove from oven and cool.

Eclairs Chocolate Filling

Add egg yolks and sugar to the mixing bowl.

Mix for about 3 minutes.

Then add Dr. Oetker vanilla pudding and 1/3 cup milk.

Mix until all ingredients are incorporated and smooth.

Add the rest of the milk or 2 1/3 cups and 1 TBSP of sugar into the saucepan.

Bring milk to boil.

Remove from the heat and stir in pudding/egg mixture.

Return to heat and stir for about 3 minutes or until thickness.

Again remove from the heat and add chopped chocolate.

Stir with the spoon until chocolate is melted.
Cover with plastic wrap and let it cool.

While the filling is cooling mix the butter until smooth.

Add mixed butter to cool chocolate filling and mix until incorporated.

With a small pastry tip, poke 3 holes through the bottom of each cooled pastry.

Pipe cream inside.

Wipe off any excess chocolate filling. Repeat with all the eclair shells.

Refrigerate eclairs while making chocolate glaze.

How to make chocolate ganache

Heat heavy cream until it is at a simmer point.

Remove from heat and pour over chopped chocolate.

Let it rest for 3 minutes and then stir until it is smooth.

Dip the top of eclairs into the chocolate sauce, allowing excess to drip off.

Decorate with shaved chocolate.

Enjoy.