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Profiteroles with chocolate sauce

Light choux buns filled with cream and drenched in warm dark chocolate sauce.

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  • Time1 hr 15
  • LevelHard
  • Costabout £0.53 a head
  • Oven200°C (180°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Line a tray with baking paper. Melt the butter in the water and bring to the boil.

  2. 2

    Add the flour all at once and beat until the paste leaves the sides of the pan. Cool for 5 minutes, then beat in the egg a little at a time until glossy.

    5 min
  3. 3

    Spoon 18 small mounds onto the tray. Bake for 20 minutes until puffed and golden. Poke a hole in each and cool on a rack.

    20 min
  4. 4

    Whip 250 ml cream with the icing sugar and pipe it into the buns.

  5. 5

    Heat 100 ml cream until steaming, pour over the chocolate and stir until smooth.

  6. 6

    Pile the buns on a plate and pour over the warm sauce.

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