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    Profiteroles

    Profiteroles are the joyful French dessert of airy choux pastry puffs filled with vanilla ice cream and drowned in warm, glossy chocolate sauce.

    ⏱ 30 minPrep time
    🔥 30 minCook time
    🍽 6Servings
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    Profiteroles are the joyful French dessert of airy choux pastry puffs filled with vanilla ice cream and drowned in warm, glossy chocolate sauce. The contrast of crisp shell, cold cream, and hot sauce is the whole point.

    A fixture of French restaurant dessert carts, they are also the base of the towering croquembouche at celebrations. Assemble them at the last moment and serve immediately — they wait for no one.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Make the choux: boil the water, milk, butter, salt, and sugar; beat in the flour and cook 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time until glossy.
    2. Pipe small mounds onto a lined sheet and bake at 400°F for 25 to 30 minutes, until puffed and golden. Cool completely.
    3. Make the sauce: melt the chocolate with the cream over low heat, stirring until glossy.
    4. Split the puffs, fill them with vanilla ice cream, and arrange on plates.
    5. Douse with warm chocolate sauce and dust with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Serve the moment the ice cream goes in, before the shells soften. Keep the chocolate sauce warm and pour it generously.

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    Recipe details

    Prep30 min
    Cook30 min
    Servings6
    CategoryDessert
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
    Emily — the cook behind My Comfort Recipes

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