Chocolate Eclairs

Crisp choux pastry shells are filled with silky vanilla pastry cream and topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. Elegant French bakery style, made from scratch at home.

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Chocolate Eclairs
Prep Time 45 min
Cook Time 35 min
Total Time 80 min
Servings 12 eclairs
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Make the pastry cream first: whisk the 2 cups milk and half of the 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until steaming, not boiling.

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