Chocolate Pecan Cream Puffs Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time25 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings10
CourseMethod
VegetarianMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Butter/Margarine1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 All-purpose flour - 1 cup, sifted
 Unsweetened cocoa powder3 Tablespoon
 Sugar1 Tablespoon
 Eggs4
 Pecans1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
 Coffee ice cream
 Marshmallow fluff1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (For Marshmallow Sauce:)
 Water3 Tablespoon (For Marshmallow Sauce:)

Directions

GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to temperature of 450 degrees.

MAKING
2) In 1 cup of boiling water, melt the butter or margarine.
3) Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar and ΒΌ teaspoon salt.
4) Add the sifted ingredients to the butter-water mixture all at once. Stir well.
5) Cook the mixture, constantly stirring, till it forms a ball that does not separate.
6) Add the eggs, one at a time, vigorously beating after each addition till the mixture is smooth.
7) Add the pecans and stir well.
8) Onto a greased baking sheet, drop the dough by heaping tablespoons.
9) Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, reduce the temperature of the oven to 325 degrees, and bake for another 20 minutes.
10) Remove the preparation from the oven and split.
11) Turn the oven off, put the puffs back in to dry for about 20 minutes.
12) Remove the excess soft centers, if any. Cool.
13) To make the Marshmallow Sauce, heat the marshmallow fluff and water over medium-low heat, constantly stirring, till the ingredients have combine together well. Cool.

SERVING
14) Fill the puffs with chilled coffee ice cream, top with the Marshmallow Sauce and serve at room temperature as a dessert.
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