Profiteroles

Profiteroles: little choux buns filled with ice cream or cream and covered in hot chocolate sauce. The ultimate indulgent party dessert, and homemade choux pastry is simpler than you might think.

Prep: 30 min  |  Cook: 25 min  |  Serves: 6  |  Difficulty: Medium

Calculated per serving from the Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, using the quantities listed. Household measures (spoonfuls, whole items) use average weights. 353 kcal · 9 g protein · 22 g carbohydrate · 25 g fat

Ingredients

• 25 cl water
• 100 g butter
• 150 g plain flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 pinch of salt
• 100 g dark chocolate
• vanilla ice cream

Method

1. Bring the water, butter and salt to the boil, add the flour all at once and beat until the dough dries out.
2. Off the heat, beat in the eggs one at a time.
3. Pipe small choux buns and bake for 25 minutes at 180 °C without opening the oven.
4. Fill with ice cream and pour over the melted chocolate.

Nutritional benefits

Choux pastry is lower in fat than puff pastry and contains no sugar. Profiteroles are still a rich dessert because of the filling and the chocolate sauce: enjoy a sensible portion on a special occasion. Dark chocolate keeps the sugar down.

Variations and swaps

• Filled with crème pâtissière (religieuses).
• With sorbet (lighter).
• Chouquettes (just sugared).
• With caramel sauce.

Storage and making ahead

Plain choux buns keep for 2 days and freeze well; fill them at the last moment.

💡 Good to know

Do not open the oven during baking: a sudden change in temperature makes the choux collapse. Wait until they are well browned and dry before opening it.

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The foods in this recipe: butter · flour · eggs · salt · dark chocolate.

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