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Classic Chocolate Eclairs

Choux pastry shells piped with sweet vanilla pastry cream and topped with a glossy dark chocolate glaze.

Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 20 mins

Ingredients

Provided

  • •choux pastry shells
  • •milk
  • •egg yolks
  • •sugar
  • •cornstarch
  • •dark chocolate
  • •heavy cream

Instructions

  1. 1Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch, then pour into hot milk, simmering until thick to make pastry cream. Chill.
  2. 2Poke a small hole in each baked choux shell.
  3. 3Pipe the chilled pastry cream into the shells until full.
  4. 4Melt dark chocolate and cream together to make a smooth glaze.
  5. 5Dip the top of each eclair in the warm chocolate glaze and let set.