Coffee Cream Puffs Recipe – Elegance and Intense Flavors
Discover coffee cream puffs, a refined pastry that combines the lightness of a coffee-flavored custard cream with the perfect crispiness of the puffs. Perfect for an elegant dessert or a special occasion, this recipe will guide you step by step to an impressive result. The final touch of coffee glaze and decoration with cocoa or chocolate coffee beans makes these puffs irresistible. Follow our tips for well-risen puffs and a creamy custard.
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- 1
Prepare the choux pastry: in a saucepan, bring water, milk, butter, salt, and sugar to a boil.
- 2
Off the heat, add flour all at once and mix vigorously to form a ball.
- 3
Return to medium heat for 2-3 minutes to dry the dough, then transfer to a bowl and let cool slightly.
- 4
Incorporate eggs one by one until you have a smooth and shiny dough.
- 5
Preheat oven to 180°C. Pipe small mounds of dough onto a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes without opening the oven. Cool on a wire rack.
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Prepare the cream: heat milk with instant coffee.
- 8
Whisk egg yolks and sugar, add cornstarch, then gradually pour in the hot milk while whisking.
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Cook over medium heat until thickened, then off the heat, incorporate the soft butter.
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Let the cream cool covered with plastic wrap.
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Poke a hole under each puff and fill with cream using a piping bag.
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Prepare the glaze: mix powdered sugar and strong coffee, then glaze the top of the puffs.
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Decorate with a little cocoa, chocolate coffee beans, or powdered sugar.
- For crispier puffs, add a craquelin before baking: mix 30g soft butter, 40g sugar, and 50g flour, roll thinly, cut into disks, and place on the puffs.
- Variation: replace coffee with matcha tea or cocoa for a different flavor.
- Enjoy filled puffs on the same day for the best texture. You can prepare the dough and cream in advance and assemble at the last minute.
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