I made this for company last night and it is very good but could have been a little sweeter. I used vanilla ice cream for the yogurt. Mixing the Pate a Choux was a little difficult because the eggs were hard to encorporate into the flour mixture but it all worked out. I put the baked cream puffs in a plastic container and they got a little soft. They probably could have just sat out for a few hours. Nice make-ahead dessert.
Profiteroles with Berry Coulis
Profiteroles are miniature cream puffs made with pâte á choux (paht-ah-SHOO), an egg-based pastry that puffs as it bakes. Coulis (koo-LEE) is the French name for a thick sauce made with fruits or vegetables.
Yield: 5 servings (serving size: 3 cream puffs and 1/2 cup coulis)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 283
- Calories from fat: 30%
- Fat: 9.4g
- Saturated fat: 5.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Protein: 7.3g
- Carbohydrate: 44g
- Fiber: 5.1g
- Cholesterol: 67mg
- Iron: 1.6mg
- Sodium: 248mg
- Calcium: 75mg
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 large egg yolk
- Coulis:
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Remaining ingredients:
- 1 cup vanilla low-fat frozen yogurt
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- To prepare pâte á choux, lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine water and next 3 ingredients (water through salt) in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and add the flour, stirring well with a whisk until the mixture is smooth and pulls away from sides of pan. Remove from heat, and cool 5 minutes.
- Add egg whites and egg yolk, 1 at a time, beating vigorously with a wooden spoon until smooth. Spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Pipe 15 (1 1/2-inch round) mounds onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until golden. Remove pan from oven; reduce oven temperature to 300°. Cut a horizontal slit into one side of each cream puff. Return to oven; bake at 300° for 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- To prepare coulis, combine the strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar in a medium bowl; chill 30 minutes. Partially mash berries with a fork. Cut tops off cream puffs, and fill each cream puff with about 1 tablespoon yogurt. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with coulis.
Profiteroles with Berry Coulis Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts, Pies/Pastries
- CONVENIENCE: Kid-Friendly
- CUISINE: French
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- OCCASION: Summer
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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