Dessert for 18
Classic Eclair
Light pastry shells hold vanilla pastry cream and receive a smooth chocolate glaze for a classic baked French dessert.
Typical price
$2.19for 4 servings
$0.55 per serving$2.19 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 120 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 18servings as written
- $typical cost tier
FrenchVegetarianBudgetDesserts
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 21 oz | $0.85Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 6 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 8 | $2.40Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.80Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.91Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.84 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarFlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 large egg yolks
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Steps
- Heat the oven to 400 F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
- Boil water, 1/2 cup milk, butter, sugar, and salt in a saucepan, stir in the flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Cool the dough for 5 minutes, beat in the eggs one at a time, pipe 18 strips onto the sheets, and bake for 25 minutes.
- Reduce the oven to 350 F, bake the shells for 10 more minutes, then cool them completely.
- Whisk the remaining milk, vanilla bean, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks in a saucepan, cook until thick and steaming, stir in 4 tablespoons butter, and chill for 30 minutes.
- Fill the shells with pastry cream, then melt the chocolate with the heavy cream and spread the glaze over each eclair.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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