This month’s King Arthur Flour’s Bakealong touts a luscious recipe for these delicious dark chocolate eclairs. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, making these classic beauties takes a three step process but the result is so worth the effort.
The finished eclairs are beautiful on their own but of course, being a baking bling queen, I added these cute hearts and arrows shaped sprinkles to amp up their Valentine’s appeal.
Admittedly, in the past, I was always intimidated by the idea of making choux pastry, but I learned years ago how uncomplicated and quick it is to make it. Do not let this first step intimidate you. You will find it’s a breeze to master.
Of the three steps, the pastry cream filling takes the most time but, mostly because you have to chill it for a few hours.
This dark chocolate pastry cream filling is scrumptious on its own. I was thrilled there was a bit leftover to eat on its own as a dessert treat.
All of the King Arthur Flour monthly bakalongs offer a step by step walkthrough complete with tips and tricks in addition to the recipe. I find these helpful and informative.
You’ll get at least a dozen eclairs out of this recipe. That’s a lot of sweet Valentine’s inspired love to spread around.
