Indulge in a culinary masterpiece that combines delicate choux pastry with a symphony of sweet and tangy flavors: the Berries and Cream Puff Ring. This delightful dessert features a golden-brown ring made of crisp choux pastry, intricately piped and baked to perfection. Its hollow center becomes the canvas for a delectable filling of velvety cream, fresh berries, and a hint of citrus zest, creating a harmonious balance of textures and flavors. As you slice into the ring, you'll be greeted with a burst of vibrant colors and a delightful medley of sweet and tangy notes, making each bite an unforgettable experience. Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or simply craving a sweet treat, the Berries and Cream Puff Ring is sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more. This recipe also includes variations for a classic Cream Puff Ring and a Chocolate Éclair Ring, allowing you to explore a range of flavors and presentations.
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BERRIES & CREAM PUFF RING RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large egg, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, milk, water, unsalted butter, salt, all-purpose flour, large eggs, heavy cream, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, powdered sugar
Provided by Rie McClenny
Categories Desserts
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Make the custard: In a medium microwave-safe bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, and milk. Cover with plastic wrap.
- Cook the custard in a microwave for 4 minutes, stirring after every 2 minutes until very smooth. Re-cover with plastic wrap, pressing onto the surface of the cream to prevent a skin from forming. Chill in the fridge until cool, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Make the pastry: In a medium saucepan, bring the water, butter, and salt to a boil over medium heat.
- As soon as the mixture begins to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and add the flour. Using a wooden spoon, mix thoroughly to combine.
- Continue stirring (about two minutes). The dough should form into a ball and easily pull away from the sides of the pan. Remove the mixture from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Add 4 of the eggs to the cooled dough, one at a time, being sure to fully incorporate each egg before adding the next. (The eggs will initially be difficult to incorporate into the dough, but continue stirring vigorously and they will eventually come together to form a smooth, shiny dough. When the dough drops making a V shape, it is ready!)
- Transfer the dough to a piping bag and pipe onto the baking sheet in an 7-inch (17-cm) ring shape. Pipe a second ring outside the first ring. Pipe a final ring on top. Beat the remaining egg, then brush over the ring.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Then, without opening the oven, reduce the heat to 350˚F(180˚C) and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Turn off the oven and leave the puff pastry inside for another 10 minutes.
- Cut the choux pastry in half horizontally. Pipe the custard into the hollow center of the shell. Pipe whipped cream on top of the custard. Top with berries. Place the top half of the shell. Dust with powdered sugar.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 417 calories, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 30 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 10 grams, Sugar 14 grams
CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY CREAM PUFFS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: strawberries, egg yolks, heavy cream, granulated sugar, cornstarch, water, butter, flour, vanilla, eggs, chocolate chips
Provided by Alix Traeger
Categories Desserts
Yield 15 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Cut the tops off the strawberries and cut into pieces. Set aside.
- In a pot over low heat, combine egg yolks, heavy cream, sugar, and cornstarch. Turn the heat up to medium-high, whisking constantly to prevent any lumps.
- Once the mixture starts to thicken, add in the strawberries, stirring until smooth.
- Transfer the cream mixture into a bowl, covering the top with plastic wrap and pressing the wrap down onto the surface of the cream to prevent a skin from forming. Chill.
- In a pot, combine the water and butter, bringing it to a boil. Add the flour and stir until the dough comes together in a ball. Remove from heat.
- Add in the vanilla and eggs one a time, stirring until the dough becomes a paste. Transfer the dough into a piping bag with a large round tip.
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, pipe 1-inch (2½ cm) mounds.
- Bake for 20 minutes until the pastry has risen considerably and the insides are dry.
- Transfer the chilled pastry cream into a piping bag with a small tip. Poke a hole in the center of the bottom of each cream puff and fill each puff with the pastry cream.
- Microwave the chocolate at 30-second intervals until smooth. Mix in coconut oil if using.
- Dip the top of each filled cream puff into the chocolate, dripping off any excess.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313 calories, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, Sugar 8 grams
ALMOND CREAM-PUFF RING
This recipe is so easy to make, but your guests will think you spent all day in the kitchen! Delicious! Make about 3 hours before serving.
Provided by SYNCHORSWIM
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes
Time 2h55m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a cookie sheet, or use parchment paper. Using a dinner plate as a guide, trace a circle on the sheet.
- In 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, combine water, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil. With a wooden spoon, vigorously stir in flour all at once, until mixture forms a ball, and leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from heat, and beat in the eggs one at a time, until mixture is smooth. Drop batter into 10 mounds inside the circle traced on the cookie sheet, to form a ring.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn off oven, leaving ring in for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool on wire rack. When cool, slice in half horizontally, and place bottom ring on serving plate. Spoon Almond Cream Filling on bottom ring, then replace top ring. Chill in refrigerator.
- To make Almond Cream Filling: Prepare pudding according to instructions on package, but use only 1 1/4 cups milk. Fold in whipped cream, and 1 teaspoon almond extract.
- To make Chocolate Glaze: In a double boiler over hot (not boiling) water, combine chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 1/2 teaspoons milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons corn syrup. Heat until melted and smooth, stirring occasionally. Spoon over the top of chilled ring.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342.4 calories, Carbohydrate 26.7 g, Cholesterol 136.9 mg, Fat 24.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 14.6 g, Sodium 320.2 mg, Sugar 13.6 g
FRUIT AND CREAM CHEESE BREAKFAST PASTRIES RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, flour, puff pastry, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry
Provided by Camille Bergerson
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 18 pastries
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC), and prepare two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until fully combined.
- Lightly flour the surface and roll out puff pastry on top to flatten.
- Cut each sheet of puff pastry into 9 equal squares.
- On the top right and bottom left of the pastry, cut an L shape approximately ½ inch (1 cm) from the edge.
- NOTE: This L shape should reach all the way down and across the square, however both L shapes should not meet at the ends. Your pastry should look like a picture frame with two corners still intact.
- Take the upper right corner and fold down towards the inner bottom corner. You will now have a diamond shape.
- Place 1 to 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese filling in the middle, then place berries on top.
- Repeat with the remaining pastry squares and place them onto the parchment covered baking sheet.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and puffed.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 201 calories, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, Sugar 2 grams
CUTE CREAM PUFFS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: dark chocolate, unsalted butter, water, milk, granulated sugar, salt, all-purpose flour, large eggs, egg, heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, small piping bag, large piping bags
Provided by Julie Klink
Categories Desserts
Yield 10 cream puffs
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425˚F (220˚C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Chill a large bowl in the freezer.
- Add the melted chocolate to a small piping bag or zip-top bag and cut ⅛ inch (3 mm) off the tip of the bag.
- Pipe 10 sets of ears, eyes, noses, mouths, and paws onto 1 of the parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Make the puffs: in a medium pot, bring the butter, water, milk, sugar, and salt to a boil over high heat.
- Once the liquid begins to boil, remove the pot from the heat and immediately add the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the liquid is absorbed and the mixture begins to form a ball.
- Return the pot to the heat and cook for another 30 seconds to remove excess moisture. Remove the pot from the heat. Working quickly, add the eggs one at a time, stirring until each one is fully incorporated before adding the next. Continue stirring until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the pan and is thick and glossy. Transfer the batter to a piping bag or zip-top bag fitted with a round tip.
- Pipe 1-inch (2-cm) dollops of batter on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them at least 1-inch (2-cm) apart.
- Dip a fingertip in the egg wash and gently press down any points, then brush the egg wash lightly all over the puffs.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350˚F (180˚C), and continue to bake for 20 minutes more, until golden brown.
- Transfer the puffs to a wire rack and cool until able to handle. Cut the tops off of the puffs with a serrated knife. Let cool completely.
- Make the whipped cream: add the heavy cream and powdered sugar to the chilled bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer or whisk until stiff peaks form. Transfer the whipped cream to a piping bag or zip-top bag fitted with a round tip.
- Pipe mounds of whipped cream into the puffs. Add the tops of the puffs and decorate with the chocolate faces.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 396 calories, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 7 grams, Sugar 9 grams
COOKIES & CREAM PUFFS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: chocolate sandwich cookies, egg yolks, half & half, granulated sugar, cornstarch, water, butter, flour, eggs
Provided by Tasty
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 15 puffs
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Using a knife, separate the cream from the cookies, and place them in two separate bowls.
- Crush cookies in a blender or a food processor until fine. Set aside.
- In a pot over low heat, combine egg yolks, half & half, sugar, and cornstarch. Turn the heat up to medium-high, whisking constantly to prevent any lumps.
- Once the mixture starts to thicken, add in half of the cookie cream, stirring until smooth.
- Transfer the cream mixture into a bowl, covering the top with plastic wrap and pressing the wrap down onto the surface of the cream to prevent a skin from forming. Chill.
- In a pot, combine the water and butter, bringing it to a boil. Add the flour and ½ cup (40 grams) of the crushed cookie mixture, stirring until the dough comes together in a ball. Remove from heat.
- Add in the eggs one a time, stirring until the dough becomes a paste.
- Transfer the dough into a piping bag with a large round tip.
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, pipe 1-inch mounds.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until the pastry has risen considerably and the insides are dry.
- Transfer the chilled pastry cream into a piping bag with a small tip.
- Poke a hole in the center of the bottom of each cream puff and fill each puff with the pastry cream.
- Microwave the remaining cookie cream for 30 seconds, stirring until smooth.
- Dip the top of each filled cream puff into the cookie cream, dripping off any excess.
- Sprinkle any remaining cookies crumbs on top of each cream puff.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 calories, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 4 grams, Sugar 5 grams
Tips:
- Prepare Ingredients Accurately: Measure and prepare all ingredients precisely to ensure the best results. Room temperature butter and eggs help achieve a smooth and creamy filling.
- Choux Pastry Perfection: When making the choux pastry, cook it until it forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the pan. This ensures a light and airy pastry.
- Pipe Consistent Eclairs: Use a piping bag fitted with a star tip to create uniform eclairs. Hold the piping bag perpendicular to the baking sheet and pipe straight lines.
- Bake Properly: Bake the eclairs until golden brown and dry to the touch. This helps create a crispy exterior and a soft, hollow center.
- Cool Completely: Allow the eclairs to cool completely before filling them. This helps prevent the filling from melting and seeping out.
- Creamy Filling: Use high-quality dark chocolate and heavy cream to create a rich and decadent ganache filling. Whip the cream until stiff peaks form for a light and fluffy texture.
- Chill Thoroughly: Refrigerate the eclairs after filling them to allow the ganache to set and the flavors to meld.
Conclusion:
Indulge in the delectable symphony of flavors and textures that these Chocolate Eclairs with Ganache Filling offer. The crispy choux pastry encases a rich and creamy ganache filling, resulting in a perfect balance of sweetness and sophistication. Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or simply seeking a delightful treat, these eclairs will surely tantalize your taste buds. With careful attention to detail and a touch of patience, you can create this culinary masterpiece in the comfort of your own kitchen. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a delightful baking journey that will leave you craving more.
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