The Easiest Chocolate Eclairs
 
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Make delicious Chocolate Eclairs with this easy recipe. These little treats filled with the whipped cream are so light and airy, and the dark chocolate ganache on top makes them irresistable.
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Makes: 15-20 medium eclairs
Ingredients
  • For the eclair:
  • Butter, ½ cup or 115 grams
  • Sugar, 1 teaspoon
  • Water, 1 cup or 240ml
  • Salt, a pinch
  • Flour, 1 cup or 128 grams
  • Eggs, 4 (at room temp)
  • Vanilla Extract, 2 teaspoon
  • For the Ganache
  • Dark Chocolate, 150 grams
  • Fresh Cream or Heavy Cream, 200 grams
  • For the filling:
  • Whipping cream, 1 cup
  • Icing sugar, ¼ cup
  • Decorative sprinkles
Method
  1. For the eclair: Start by boiling the water, butter, salt and sugar in a large saucepan. Once the ingredients come to a boil, remove the saucepan off the heat and pour the flour in one go. Mix continuously until a dough is formed.
  2. Transfer this dough into a bowl and let it cool down. Once cool, start adding the eggs one by one and mix them in. Once all the eggs are in, add in the vanilla extract. The mixture will be of a good dropping consistency now, so transfer it into a piping bag with your favourite nozzle on.
  3. Before piping prepare a cookie tray by brushing it with butter and lining it with parchment paper. Start piping about 3 inch long pastries on the parchment. If you think the pastry is too thin, double layer it. Once done, put the tray into the refrigerator to set for about 15 minutes.
  4. Next, brush the pastries with some egg wash on top and bake them in a preheated oven for 12-15 minutes at 180 degrees celsius.
  5. For the chocolate ganache : transfer chopped chocolate in a large bowl. Next, heat cream in a saucepan and once its scalding, pour it over the chopped chocolate. Cover and ket it sit for about 10 minutes and then mix it using a spatula. You should now have a glossy ganache.
  6. In another bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks form and add in the icing sugar. Transfer this into a piping bag with a small nozzle.
  7. To assemble: Take a cool eclair, using a knife or something sharp, make 2 holes at the bottom of it. Fill the eclair with whipped cream through these holes. Next, dip them in chocolate ganache and sprinkle some chocolate balls or sprinkles on top. Serve cold.
Notes
Use US standard measuring cups for all measurements in this recipe.
If you're wondering why all the ingredients aren't same in weight measurements its because, every ingredient weighs differently.
Recipe by Sugar & Spice by Radhika at https://sugarnspicebyradhika.in/the-easiest-chocolate-eclairs/