Homemade Classic Eclair Recipe with Cream and Chocolate Glazed Top
Homemade Classic Eclair recipe with cream and chocolate glazed top.
Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: French
Allergy: Nut Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 30
Calories: 140kcal
bowl
hand mixer
Pastry bag with tips
parchment paper
Cooling rack
For the eclair:
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 pinch salt, optional
For the cream:
- 12 oz whipped cream
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
For the chocolate glazed top:
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup chocolate chips, melted
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium-sized pot, place ½ cup unsalted butter and turn heat on medium low until butter is melted.
½ cup unsalted butter,
Add in ½ cup water and ½ cup milk. Stir to combine, about 1 minute.
½ cup water, ½ cup milk
Add a pinch of salt.
1 pinch salt,
Turn off heat and add a cup of flour, stirring quickly.
1 cup flour
Add in the eggs, one by one, quickly stirring after each egg (you can also use a hand mixer for this step). The dough should start becoming sticky.
4 large eggs
Transfer into a pastry bag with piping tip.
Place parchment paper on two baking sheets. Pipe out rounds or oval shapes of dough onto the cookie sheet. Leave room between each eclair to puff up in the oven.
Transfer to the oven. Keep checking on them a few times through the oven window, as soon as they puff up and get a brownish bottom, take them out (about 20-25 minutes). Cool down.
Cream
Beat softened cream cheese until smooth and no clumps.
8 oz cream cheese,
Add in ¾ cup powdered sugar, beat until well incorporated.
¾ cup powdered sugar
Add in whipped cream and beat for a minute (should not be runny).
12 oz whipped cream
Transfer the cream to a pastry bag with a tip and fill the eclairs, by slicing each one and pipping the cream in.
Chocolate Glaze
Melt 3 Tbsp unsalted butter in the microwave then quickly stir in ½ cup chocolate chips.
3 Tbsp unsalted butter,, ½ cup chocolate chips,
Brush each eclair with chocolate or just dip the tops in.
Cool in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Keep eclairs in the fridge till ready to serve.
- If you prefer not to make the chocolate glaze, you can sift powdered sugar on eclairs instead.
Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 347IU | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg