Dessert for 20

Chocolate Eclairs

Name: Chocolate Eclairs
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 100 g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 cup water; 1 cup plain/all-purpose flour; 1 pinch cooking/kosher salt; 4 large eggs; 100 g / 3.5 oz 70% cocoa dark chocolate block; 2/3 cup thickened/heavy cream; 3 1/2 tsp corn syrup or liquid glucose; 3 cups thickened/heavy cream or whipping cream; 1 cup mascarpone; 1 2/3 cups icing sugar/powdered sugar; 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract or

These pastry shells are baked until hollow, filled with mascarpone cream, and finished with a smooth dark chocolate glaze.

Typical price

$3.13for 4 servings

$0.78 per serving$3.13 for 4

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165 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
20servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Butter$0.40/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.41Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.59Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	30 oz	$6.70Typical price
Mascarpone$0.45/oz typical	8 oz	$3.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$15.64

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSalt and pepperSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

100 g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup water
1 cup plain/all-purpose flour
1 pinch cooking/kosher salt
4 large eggs
100 g / 3.5 oz 70% cocoa dark chocolate block
2/3 cup thickened/heavy cream
3 1/2 tsp corn syrup or liquid glucose
3 cups thickened/heavy cream or whipping cream
1 cup mascarpone
1 2/3 cups icing sugar/powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract or

Steps

Heat the oven to 425°F for 15 minutes, and line two baking sheets with parchment.
Boil the butter, water, and salt in a saucepan, stir in the flour, cook for 2 minutes, cool briefly, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
Pipe 20 strips onto the sheets, bake at 425°F for 15 minutes, reduce to 350°F, and bake 20 minutes more.
Cool the shells completely for 45 minutes before filling.
Whip the cream, beat in the mascarpone, powdered sugar, and vanilla, then chill the filling for 30 minutes.
Heat the cream and corn syrup, pour them over the chopped chocolate, stir smooth, fill the shells, and glaze them within 25 minutes.

Swaps

Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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