Light Choux Pastry With Sweet Custard Filling and Fresh Strawber Recipe

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Light Choux Pastry With Sweet Custard Filling and Fresh Strawber
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
167
Calories
Total time
65
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract (or more to taste)
  • 1/2-3/4 cup sugar (to taste)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine the water and butter in a large pot and bring the mixture to a boil. Add in the flour and salt, stirring until the mix takes on the shape of a ball. Move the dough ball into a bowl, and rapidly beat in the eggs, taking care to mix quickly as to not cook the eggs. Use two spoon to roughly mold and transfer the dough to an ungreased baking sheet. Be sure not to use an ice cream scooper, because it will cause your pastries to be too dense and take on a doughnut-hole texture. Bake the pastries for 22-25 minutes until puffy and golden. While still in the oven, use a toothpick or chopstick to poke a whole in each of the pastries. This will allow the hot air to escape, and keep the cream puff from collapsing. Allow to cool completely.
  2. To make the egg yolk custard, combine the flour and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside. On medium heat, combine the milk, vanilla, and butter, allowing it to simmer, but stirring constantly to keep from burning the milk and creating lumps. Beat the eggs and sugar together until frothy. Stir in the mixture, whisking constantly. When combined, add in the flour and cornstarch. Stir constantly until thickened. Add more sugar and vanilla to taste, you want the custard to be sweet.
  3. Allow the custard to cool completely. When cool, cut the pastry almost in half. Use a piping bag to pipe the desired amount of custard into the pastry. Add in cut strawberry halves, then pipe just a little more custard to the top to hold the pastry together. Garnish by drizzling melted bakers chocolate over the top with a fork and a dusting of powdered sugar.
  4. Best served slightly chilled!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 166.54 Kcal (697 kJ)
Calories from fat 88.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.81g 15%
Cholesterol 97.13mg 32%
Sodium 78.36mg 3%
Potassium 73.93mg 2%
Total Carbs 14.99g 5%
Sugars 6.07g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Protein 4.32g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 41.9mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 200.14 Kcal (838 kJ)
Calories from fat 106.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.79g 15%
Cholesterol 116.73mg 32%
Sodium 94.17mg 3%
Potassium 88.85mg 2%
Total Carbs 18.01g 5%
Sugars 7.29g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 1%
Protein 5.19g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 50.3mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.1
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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