Chocolate Frosting For Cream Puffs Recipes

CHOCOLATE CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet lightly with some shortening. Put beaters into the freezer to chill.
• Combine water and shortening in a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. Add flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and salt all at once and reduce heat to low. Stir mixture vigorously until it leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, with chilled beaters, beating vigorously after each addition until batter is smooth and glossy. Drop dough into 6 mounds on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and dry, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and pierce the side of each puff with a knife to allow steam to escape. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely, abut 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine sugar, cocoa powder and whipping cream in a bowl for the filling. Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until needed.
• Cut cooled puffs in half horizontally. Fill with cocoa whipped cream.
• For the glaze, pour whipping cream into a small pot and heat until hot. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted. Allow to cool slightly. Drizzle chocolate glaze over the cream puffs and refrigerate until serving.

CREAM PUFFS WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Into a medium sized sauce pan place the butter and water. Bring to a boil.
• 3. Stir in the flour and mix with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a mass in the center of the pan and can easily be removed from the sides of the pan.
• 4. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
• 5. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing with hand held beaters between each egg.
• 6. Add the salt and stir well.
• 7. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray and use a 1 1/2 inch scoop to scoop the batter from the sauce pan and on to the sheet.
• 8. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the puffs are dry and golden brown.
• 9. Allow them to cool to room temperature.
• 10. To make the cream filling, place the pudding and milk into your stand mixer and beat on high for 3-4 minutes. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl several times to make sure that the dry pudding mix doesn't get stuck to the bottom of your bowl.
• 11. Allow the pudding to sit for a few minutes. It will continue to thicken up for you.
• 12. Take a serrated knife and cut each of the cream puffs in half.
• 13. Spoon the cream filling into the bottom half of each cream puff, then top with the other half.
• 14. To make the chocolate glaze, place the chocolate chips and cream in a glass measuring cup. Heat in 30 second intervals, stirring after each one until the chocolate is smooth and silky.
• 15. Add the vanilla and salt and stir well. All the mixture to sit for 3-4 minutes.
• 16. Carefully spread a dollop of the chocolate glaze over the top of each cream puff.
• Serve and enjoy! Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days.

CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In 2 1/2-quart saucepan, heat water and butter to rolling boil. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once; continue beating until smooth.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool away from draft, about 30 minutes.
• Make one of the fillings (directions below). Cut off top third of each puff and pull out any strands of soft dough. Fill puffs with filling; replace tops. Cover; refrigerate until serving. Store covered in refrigerator. Eggnog Fluff Filling: In large bowl, beat pudding mix, milk, rum extract, nutmeg and ginger with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Add whipping cream; beat on high speed 1 to 2 minutes or until soft peaks form. Fill puffs. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 3 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar or brush tops with light corn syrup and sprinkle with colored sugar or nonpareils. Peppermint Whipped Cream Filling: In large bowl, beat ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fill puffs. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.

CHOCOLATE CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, bring water, butter and salt to a boil. Add the flour and cocoa all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat until smooth and shiny., Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until set and browned. Remove to wire racks. Immediately split puffs open; remove and discard soft dough from inside. Cool puffs completely., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Fold in whipped cream and strawberries. Fill bottom halves of puffs; replace tops. Serve immediately.

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small saucepan, bring water, butter, sugar and salt to a rolling boil. Add flour all at once and beat until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring vigorously until mixture pulls away from sides of pan and forms a ball. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes., Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until smooth. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny., Drop dough by scant 1/4 cupfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 30-35 minutes or until puffed, very firm and golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Split puffs open. Pull out and discard soft dough from inside tops and bottoms. Cool puffs completely on a wire rack. , Let whipped topping stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring sugar and milk to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat to low; stir in chocolate until melted. Transfer to a large bowl. Cool to room temperature, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Fold in whipped topping. , Just before serving, fill each cream puff with a heaping tablespoonful of cherries; top with chocolate filling. Replace tops. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (6-MINUTE RECIPE)

Steps:

• With a handheld mixer or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat butter on high speed for about 3 minutes or until creamy and lightened in color, scraping down the bowl as needed.
• Add confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, 3 Tbsp heavy cream, 2 tsp vanilla extract, and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Beat on low speed until sugar is incorporated then increase to medium/high speed and beat for 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl several times to ensure everything is well blended. Add another Tablespoon of heavy cream if needed to thin the frosting.

CREAM PUFFS WITH CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• PASTRY: Heat water, shortening and salt over high heat to a boil; remove from heat. Add flour and stir vigorously. Reduce to medium heat. Cook, stirring briskly for about 1 minute or until mixture comes away from the sides of the pot in a smooth ball; transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Mix dough on low for 1 minute to cool slightly. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until dough is shiny and smooth.
• Drop level tablespoons of dough onto prepared sheets. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 25 minutes or until golden and puffed. (do not open oven during baking). Transfer puffs to a wire rack to cool completely 30-40 minutes.
• CHOCOLATE SAUCE: Blend sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips and coffee over medium heat; cook stirring until melted and glossy. Cool to room temperature. Reserve.
• Poke a hole in the bottom of each cream puff or slice in half. Insert nozzle of whipped cream canister or tip of piping bag to fill each puff. Drizzle with chocolate sauce and sprinkle with icing sugar, just before serving.
• TIP: Reserve any leftover chocolate sauce in the refrigerator for up to one week.

COFFEE-FILLED CREAM PUFFS WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Prepare the pastry cream: Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk together milk, espresso, and egg yolks in a glass measuring cup. Add milk mixture to saucepan, along with butter. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Let boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
• Strain pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.
• Prepare the puffs: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine butter, sugar, salt, and water. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Using a wooden spoon, quickly stir in the flour until combined.
• Return pan to medium-high heat and cook, stirring vigorously, until mixture pulls away from the sides and a film forms on the bottom of the pan, about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition, and waiting to add the next egg until the previous one is entirely incorporated.
• Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 3/4-inch plain round tip (#809). On two parchment-lined baking sheets, pipe sixteen 2-inch rounds. Gently smooth the pointed peaks with a moistened finger, rounding tops to ensure even rising. Bake, rotating halfway, until puffed and deep golden-brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack. Using a paring knife, make a small "X" in the bottom of each puff. Let cool completely.
• Whisk the pastry cream until smooth and transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch filling pastry tip (#230). Fill each puff with some of the pastry cream.
• Make the glaze: Place the chocolate in a medium bowl. Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate; let stand 1 minute. Whisk until smooth. Dip the top of each cream puff in the chocolate and let stand at room temperature to set, about 20 minutes.

CREAM PUFF DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat melt butter in water until bubbly. Dump in flour all at once and stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth and glossy. Spread in prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven 30 to 35 minutes, until puffy and golden. Let cool completely on wire rack.
• While puff is cooling, beat together cream cheese, milk and pudding mix. Spread over cooled puff. Chill 20 minutes.
• Spread whipped topping over chilled filling and drizzle with chocolate and caramel sauces. Sprinkle with almonds. Freeze 1 hour before serving.