Chocolate Cream Puff Swans – Oh, Mama!

Mother’s Day is coming upwards soon, in addition to these chocolate ganache-filled cream puff swans would survive a peachy agency to tell thank you lot to her for that whole giving you lot life thing. I mean value in ane trial she tastes them, she’ll handgrip that it was all worth it afterward all.

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

By the way, these are much ameliorate chilled, in addition to then brand them an hr or 2 ahead. The ane I swallow inwards the video wasn’t good chilled, in addition to you lot tin forcefulness out run into was pretty soft. Once cold, the chocolate ganache becomes really truffle-like, the whipped cream firms up, in addition to you lot teach something much to a greater extent than toothsome. So whether you lot practise these for Mother's Day or not, I actually promise you lot give these a drive soon. Enjoy!

Pâte à Choux (Cream Puff Dough)

*enough for nearly 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 nearly 12 minutes

For the ganache (makes extra):

4 oz nighttime chocolate, chopped

4 oz boiling heavy cream

For the whipped cream:

1 loving cup really mutual depression temperature heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp saccharide or to taste

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

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