Just whip up that homemade cream puff recipe, pipe it out into the shapes you want and freeze them. When you want profiteroles or cream puffs, just bake them from frozen. That’s right!! If you have your cream puff frozen, you can have ice cream-filled puffs any old time you want.
What Makes a Profiterole Light and Tall
- The biggest secret to making profiteroles that as light as a feather: the oven temperature.
- We’re going to be preheating the temperature 350 degrees F. When we’re ready to put the profiteroles into the oven, we’re going to set the oven to 425 degrees F.
- We put the into the oven. This temperature increase will rise, in turn making the profiteroles rise to be light and tall.
- Then, we bring it back down to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Be sure that the flour mixture isn’t too hot before you add the eggs. We don’t want the eggs to cook.
- Follow the oven instructions! I really do believe that it helps make them rise. They’re similar to my blueberry muffin recipe.
- Pierce the edge of each profiterol; this will help release some of the steam inside the profiterol. As a result, the inside won’t be super duper moist and doughy.
- Freeze any extras. To freeze them, add them to a baking sheet. And then transfer to the freezer for 1 hour. When frozen solid, transfer to a freezer-safe bag of container. Thaw on the counter.
How to Make Profiteroles
- Melt the butter and water! Using a medium saucepan, add the butter, sugar, salt and water. Cook over medium heat until the butter has melted.
- Then, we want to bring the mixture to a gentle boil. Immediately remove it from the heat.
- Pour in the flour and mix until a paste forms. Place it back on the heat until a film develops on the side of the pan.
- Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a stand-up mixer. Using a paddle attachment, let it run for a minute. This will release some of the heat and cool it down. As a result, it won’t cook the eggs we’re about to add.
- Add the eggs, one by one, until the mixture falls into ribbons onto itself.
- Transfer it to a piping bag and pipe out choux balls.
- Brush VERY lightly with egg wash.
- And then bake!
Profiteroles
FAQ
Do you have to defrost profiteroles?
Can you cook choux from frozen?
How do you crisp frozen profiteroles?
How do you reheat frozen profiteroles?
Can you freeze profiteroles?
Profiteroles are one of the world’s easiest and most impressive foods. Make your choux pastry ahead of time, pipe or scoop the pastry onto a lined sheet pan, then freeze.
Can You refrigerate profiteroles?
Yes! Although profiteroles are best fresh, you can make the profiterole pastry shell, cool and store them in an airtight container for up to 2 days. They can also be frozen, once they’ve defrosted pop them back in the oven for 5-10 minutes to crisp up again. What is the best way to fill the profiteroles?
Can profiteroles be filled with ice cream?
Profiteroles can also be filled with creme patisserie (pastry cream/custard), again this can be any flavour of your choice. They can also be filled with ice cream, but this can be fiddly. Can this recipe be made gluten or dairy free?
How do you Make Happiness a profiterole?
Happiness is a Profiterole: a warm cream puff with cold ice cream! Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a large baking sheet (or two) with silpats or parchment paper. Bring the water, butter and salt to a rapid boil in a heavy-bottomed, 2 quart capacity saucepan over high heat. Remove the pan from the burner and add all the flour at once.