Ingredients
- Choux pastry: water, butter, sugar, salt, flour, eggs, vanilla
- Pastry cream: milk, sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, butter, vanilla, heavy cream
- Ganache: chocolate, heavy cream, butter, corn syrup
Instructions
Prepare choux pastry, pipe heart shapes, bake until golden and crisp, prepare vanilla pastry cream and chill, make chocolate ganache, fill cooled shells with cream, dip in ganache, and decorate as desired.
Notes
For crispest results, fill eclairs no more than 4 hours before serving. Shells can be baked ahead and frozen. Use room temperature eggs for smoothest choux pastry. Quality chocolate makes a significant difference in ganache flavor.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Vegetarian