Chocolate Cream Puff Swans – Oh, Mama!

Mother’s Day is coming upward soon, in addition to these chocolate ganache-filled cream puff swans would survive a groovy means to country thank you lot to her for that whole giving you lot life thing. I intend ane time she tastes them, she’ll concord that it was all worth it subsequently all.

This is generally a technique video, every bit these beautiful birds would operate alongside whatever discover of fillings. Pastry cream, lemon curd, mousse, in addition to fresh fruit are all perfect alongside this pâte à choux delivery system. This classic French dough has a K uses, in addition to must survive mastered past times whatever serious cook. 

By the way, these are much improve chilled, in addition to thus brand them an hr or 2 ahead. The ane I consume inwards the video wasn’t good chilled, in addition to you lot tin forcefulness out run across was pretty soft. Once cold, the chocolate ganache becomes real truffle-like, the whipped cream firms up, in addition to you lot larn something much to a greater extent than toothsome. So whether you lot exercise these for Mother's Day or not, I actually promise you lot hand these a endeavor soon. Enjoy!

Pâte à Choux (Cream Puff Dough)

*enough for close 8-10 “swans”

1/2 loving cup water

1 tsp sugar

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

pinch salt

1/2 loving cup flour

2 eggs
*Bake "bodies" at 425 F. for 20-25 minutes, necks for close 12 minutes

For the ganache (makes extra):

4 oz night chocolate, chopped

4 oz boiling heavy cream

For the whipped cream:

1 loving cup real mutual frigidness heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp carbohydrate or to taste

*whip cream to soft peaks, add together sugar, in addition to whip to theatre peaks