Choux Buns with Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce by @millsandbuns

50 min
Hard

8 servings

🥛

120 ml

Milk

🧈

50 g

Butter

🍬

2 g

Sugar

🌾

70 g

Flour

🥚

150 g

Eggs

🍨

230 g

Ice Cream

🍫

60 ml

Chocolate Sauce

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/18

    Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F) and line the baking tray with baking paper.

    🍪baking tray

  2. Step 2/18

    Add 120 ml milk, 50 g butter, and 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar to the saucepan.

    milk
    butter
    granulated sugar
    🍲saucepan

  3. Step 3/18

    Bring the milk mixture to a full boil over medium heat.

    🍲saucepan

  4. Step 4/18

    Add 70 g all-purpose flour all at once to the boiling mixture.

    all-purpose flour
    🍲saucepan
    🥄wooden spoon

  5. Step 5/18

    Stir vigorously until the dough forms a smooth ball and pulls away from the sides of the saucepan.

    🍲saucepan
    🥄wooden spoon

  6. Step 6/18

    Transfer the choux dough to the mixing bowl.

    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄wooden spoon

  7. Step 7/18

    Let the choux dough cool for about 10 minutes until warm rather than hot.

    🥣mixing bowl

  8. Step 8/18

    Add 1 egg to the cooled dough and stir until completely incorporated.

    eggs
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄wooden spoon

  9. Step 9/18

    Add the remaining eggs one at a time and mix after each addition until the batter is smooth and glossy.

    eggs
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄wooden spoon

  10. Step 10/18

    Fill the piping bag fitted with the round piping tip with the choux batter.

    🎂piping bag
    🔘round piping tip
    🥣mixing bowl

  11. Step 11/18

    Pipe 6 evenly sized choux mounds onto the lined baking tray.

    🎂piping bag
    🔘round piping tip
    🍪baking tray

  12. Step 12/18

    Bake the choux buns at 200°C (390°F) for 15 minutes without opening the oven door.

    🍪baking tray

  13. Step 13/18

    Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C (355°F) and bake for 15 more minutes until puffed and golden.

    🍪baking tray

  14. Step 14/18

    Cool the baked choux buns completely on the baking tray before filling.

    🍪baking tray

  15. Step 15/18

    Slice each cooled choux bun horizontally with the knife.

    🔪knife

  16. Step 16/18

    Scoop about 38 g ice cream into the bottom half of each choux bun.

    ice cream
    🍨ice cream scoop

  17. Step 17/18

    Drizzle about 10 ml warm chocolate sauce over each ice cream-filled choux bun.

    chocolate sauce
    spoon

  18. Step 18/18

    Place the choux bun tops over the filling and serve immediately.

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Dairy, Fat, Eggs, Frozen dessert, Chocolate, Dessert sauce

Ingredients

Milk, Butter, Sugar, Flour, Eggs, Ice cream, Chocolate sauce

Allergens

Milk, Egg

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian

Calories

318 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 7g, Carbohydrates: 35g, Fat: 18g, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 20g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 105mg, Iron: 1.3mg, Potassium: 190mg, Sodium: 105mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 210mcg, Vitamin D: 0.8mcg, Vitamin B12: 0.5mcg, Folate: 30mcg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

30 minutes

Overall

50 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Hard (3/4)

Steps

18 steps

Equipments

Utensils

saucepan, mixing bowl, wooden spoon, piping bag, round piping tip, baking tray, pastry brush, knife, ice cream scoop

Appliances

oven, stovetop

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert, Pastry

Occasions

Weekend baking, Dinner party, Celebration, Dessert

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@millsandbuns

Origin

Cuisine

French

Geographic

France, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

Crisp, Light, Airy, Creamy, Smooth, Melting

Flavors

Chocolatey, Sweet, Buttery, Milky, Rich

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

freezer

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Store unfilled choux buns in an airtight container.,Keep away from heat and humidity.), fridge : 24 hours (Store unfilled baked choux buns in an airtight container.,Do not refrigerate assembled ice cream buns.), freezer : 30 days (Freeze unfilled baked choux buns in a freezer-safe airtight container.,Thaw at room temperature and re-crisp in the oven before filling.,Assemble with ice cream and chocolate sauce immediately before serving.)