Chocolate strawberry cream puffs

Chocolate strawberry cream puffs

Ingredients

for 15 serving

strawberry                                                                         10

egg yolk                                                                              2

heavy cream                                                               2 cups

granulated sugar                                                       1/4 cup

cornstarch                                                                 1/4 cup

water                                                                            1 cup

butter                                                              8 tablespoons

flour                                                                             1 cup 

vanilla                                                             1 tablespoons 

egg                                                                                      3

chocolate chips                                                            1 cup

Preparation

Step 1 - Preheat oven to 425 F (220 C).

Step 2 - Cut the tops off the strawberries and cut into pieces. Set aside.

Step 3 - In a pot over low heat, combine egg yolks, heavy cream, sugar and cornstarch. Turn the heat up to the medium - high, whisking constantly to prevent lumps.

Step 4 - Once the mixture start to thicken,add in the strawberries, stirring until smooth.

Step 5 - Transfer the cream mixture into a bowl, covering the top with  the plastic wrap and pressing the wrap down onto the surface of  the cream to prevent a skin from forming chill.

Step 6 - In a pot, combine the water and butter, bringing it to a boil. Add the flour and stir until the dough comes together in a ball. Remove from heat.

Step 7 - Add in the vanilla and egg one a time, stirring until the dough becomes a paste. Transfer the doug into a piping bag with a large round tip.

Step 8 - On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, pipe 1-inch (2 1/2 cm) mounds.

Step 9 - Bake for 20 minutes until the pastry has risen considerably and the insides are dry. 

Step 10 - Transfer the chilled pastry cream into a piping bag with a small tip. poke a hole in the center of the bottom of each cream puff and fill each puff with the pastry cream.

Step 11 - Microwave the chocolate at 30- second intervals until smooth. Mix in coconut oil if using,

Step 12 - Dip the to of each filled cream puff into chocolate , dripping off any excess.

Step 13 - enjoy !

Nutrition Info 

calories                                                                                428

fat                                                                                       29 g

carbohydrates                                                                     48 g

fiber                                                                                      7 g

sugar                                                                                   24 g

protein                                                                                  7 g