Coffee Dark Chocolate Eclairs by @cedriklorenzen

1h30

10 servings

🥛

360 ml

Milk

🍬

130 g

Sugar

🥚

60 g

Egg yolks

🌽

25 g

Cornflour

🍮

1.5

Gelatine sheets

🧈

20 g

Butter

50 g

Kahlua

🥛

80 ml

Heavy cream

🍫

130 g

Dark chocolate

🌰

Nutella

🍬

Icing sugar

🫗

Oil

🍯

Caramel

💧

150 ml

Water

🧈

120 g

Unsalted butter

🧂

5 g

Salt

🌾

190 g

Flour

🥚

5

Eggs

  1. Heat
    • Milk

    Heat the milk and remove it from the heat at boiling point.

  2. Mix
    • Sugar
    • Egg yolks
    • Cornflour

    In a separate bowl, mix the sugar, egg yolks, and cornflour.

  3. Pour
    • Milk
    • Eggs
    • Egg yolks

    Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture while whisking together.

  4. Cook

    Cook the mixture until it becomes thick.

  5. Add
    • Gelatine sheets
    • Dark chocolate
    • Butter

    Add in the bloomed gelatine sheets, dark chocolate, butter, and Kahlua.

  6. Refrigerate

    Refrigerate the mixture for 6 hours.

  7. Whip
    • Heavy cream
    • Dark chocolate

    Once chilled, whip the chocolate mixture and fold in the whipped cream.

  8. Pipe

    Pipe the mixture into the eclairs using a piping bag with a 6mm nozzle tip.

  9. Preheat

    Preheat the oven to 170°C/338°F with the fan off.

  10. Salt
    • Water
    • Milk
    • Unsalted butter

    In a pot, bring the water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt to a boil.

  11. Add
    • Flour

    Add the flour and stir firmly until the mixture doesn't stick to the pan anymore.

  12. Cool
    • Eggs

    Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before adding the beaten eggs little by little until smooth.

  13. Transfer

    Transfer the choux mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 14mm star nozzle tip and pipe into an eclair shape on a lined baking tray.

  14. Spray
    • Oil
    • Icing sugar

    Spray a light coating of oil and dust some icing sugar onto the piped choux before baking to stop cracks.

  15. Bake

    Bake for 45 minutes or until golden, with low heat between 170°C/180°C, no fan force, only top and bottom heat.

  16. Step

    At the 35-minute mark, make some holes in the eclairs to let the steam out.

  17. Step
    • Caramel

    At the 40-minute mark, dust the eclairs with finely ground caramel to give a nice shine and crunch.

  18. Garnish
    • Nutella

    Garnish with Nutella, optional.

Coffee Dark Chocolate Eclairs by @cedriklorenzen

1h30

10 servings

🥛

360 ml

Milk

🍬

130 g

Sugar

🥚

60 g

Egg yolks

🌽

25 g

Cornflour

🍮

1.5

Gelatine sheets

🧈

20 g

Butter

50 g

Kahlua

🥛

80 ml

Heavy cream

🍫

130 g

Dark chocolate

🌰

Nutella

🍬

Icing sugar

🫗

Oil

🍯

Caramel

💧

150 ml

Water

🧈

120 g

Unsalted butter

🧂

5 g

Salt

🌾

190 g

Flour

🥚

5

Eggs

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/18

    Heat the milk and remove it from the heat at boiling point.

    🥛Milk
    🍲Pot
  2. Step 2/18

    In a separate bowl, mix the sugar, egg yolks, and cornflour.

    🍬Sugar
    🥚Egg yolks
    🌽Cornflour
    🥣Mixing bowl
    🥄Whisk
  3. Step 3/18

    Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture while whisking together.

    🥛Milk
    🥣Mixing bowl
    🥄Whisk
  4. Step 4/18

    Cook the mixture until it becomes thick.

    🍲Pot
    🥄Whisk
  5. Step 5/18

    Add in the bloomed gelatine sheets, dark chocolate, butter, and Kahlua.

    🍮Gelatine sheets
    🍫Dark chocolate
    🧈Butter
    Kahlua
    🍲Pot
  6. Step 6/18

    Refrigerate the mixture for 6 hours.

  7. Step 7/18

    Once chilled, whip the chocolate mixture and fold in the whipped cream.

    🥛Heavy cream
    🥣Mixing bowl
  8. Step 8/18

    Pipe the mixture into the eclairs using a piping bag with a 6mm nozzle tip.

    🫙Piping bag
    6mm nozzle tip
  9. Step 9/18

    Preheat the oven to 170°C/338°F with the fan off.

  10. Step 10/18

    In a pot, bring the water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt to a boil.

    💧Water
    🥛Milk
    🧈Unsalted butter
    🍬Sugar
    🧂Salt
    🍲Pot
  11. Step 11/18

    Add the flour and stir firmly until the mixture doesn't stick to the pan anymore.

    🌾Flour
    🍲Pot
    🥄Spatula
  12. Step 12/18

    Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before adding the beaten eggs little by little until smooth.

    🥚Eggs
    🍲Pot
    🥄Spatula
  13. Step 13/18

    Transfer the choux mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 14mm star nozzle tip and pipe into an eclair shape on a lined baking tray.

    🫙Piping bag
    14mm star nozzle tip
    🍳Baking tray
  14. Step 14/18

    Spray a light coating of oil and dust some icing sugar onto the piped choux before baking to stop cracks.

    🫗Oil
    🍬Icing sugar
    🧴Spray bottle
    🧺Sieve
  15. Step 15/18

    Bake for 45 minutes or until golden, with low heat between 170°C/180°C, no fan force, only top and bottom heat.

    🍳Baking tray
  16. Step 16/18

    At the 35-minute mark, make some holes in the eclairs to let the steam out.

  17. Step 17/18

    At the 40-minute mark, dust the eclairs with finely ground caramel to give a nice shine and crunch.

    🍯Caramel
    🧺Sieve
  18. Step 18/18

    Garnish with Nutella, optional.

    🌰Nutella

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Dairy, Sweeteners, Eggs, Starch, Gelling agent, Liqueur, Chocolate, Spread, Fat/Oil, Confectionery, Liquid, Spices, Grains

Ingredients

Milk, Sugar, Egg yolks, Cornflour, Gelatine sheets, Butter, Kahlua, Heavy cream, Dark chocolate, Nutella, Icing sugar, Oil, Caramel, Water, Unsalted butter, Salt, Flour, Eggs

Notes

Milk (for the Kahlua chocolate filling, for the choux pastry), Sugar (for the Kahlua chocolate filling), Gelatine sheets (bloomed), Butter (for the filling), Heavy cream (whipped), Dark chocolate (finely chopped), Nutella (garnish, optional), Oil (light coating sprayed onto piped choux before baking), Caramel (finely ground, dusted on at the 40-minute mark, no amount given), Eggs (beaten)

Allergens

Milk, Eggs, Soy, Tree nuts, Gluten

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

to inform

Calories

282 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 5g, Carbohydrates: 24g, Fat: 18g, Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 13g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 60mg, Iron: 1.2mg, Sodium: 150mg, Potassium: 110mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 180mcg, Vitamin B12: 0.3mcg, Vitamin D: 0.3mcg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

45 minutes

Cooking

45 minutes

Overall

1 hour 30 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Expert (4/4)

Steps

18 steps

Equipments

Utensils

Mixing bowl, Whisk, Pot, Piping bag, 6mm nozzle tip, 14mm star nozzle tip, Baking tray, Spatula, Spray bottle, Sieve

Appliances

Stove, Oven, Refrigerator, Mixer

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Occasions

Date Night, Special Occasion

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@cedriklorenzen

Origin

Cuisine

Geographic

France, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

Creamy, Flaky, Smooth, Crunchy

Flavors

Chocolatey, Sweet, Rich, Coffee-liqueur, Caramel

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

refrigerator : 1-2 days (store unfilled choux shells separately at room temperature in an airtight container to keep them crisp,once filled, keep eclairs refrigerated and consume within 1-2 days for best texture), freezer : up to 1 month (freeze unfilled baked choux shells only in an airtight container,thaw and re-crisp in the oven before filling)