Recipe for homemade profiteroles

A recipe for homemade profiteroles that are very easy to make at home. Pretty crispy puffs topped with pastry cream or vanilla ice cream and topped with a creamy chocolate sauce, a real holiday dessert !

Ingredients for the profiteroles recipe :

For the choux pastry :

• Flour 150 g

• Egg(s) 4

• Butter 125 g

• Sugar 1 tbsp. soup

• Salt 2 pinch(es)

• Water 25 cl

For garnish of the profiteroles :

• Vanilla ice cream 50 cl

For the chocolate coulis

• Pastry chocolate 150 g

• Butter 30 g

Place the water, butter, sugar and salt in a saucepan over the heat.

Bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the flour all at once. Mix with a wooden spoon and do not leave lumps.

Stir the dough over the heat until it comes away from the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Let cool for a minute.

Incorporate the eggs one by one.

Form the choux buns on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.

Bake in a hot oven at 180°C (th.6) for around twenty minutes.

Once the choux has cooled, prepare your chocolate sauce.

Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie with a little milk (vary the quantity according to taste).

To finish, cut the choux in half, garnish them with a scoop of ice cream.

Arrange the choux buns on plates and pour the warm chocolate over them. Enjoy immediately. Enjoy your profiteroles !

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