Chocolate Pastry Cream for Eclairs and Napoleons | America's Test Kitchen

Chocolate Pastry Cream for Eclairs and Napoleons | America's Test Kitchen

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A good éclair is more than the sum of its pastry, filling, and glaze parts—it’s a study in simple contrasts in texture and flavor. Fortunately, making excellent éclairs at home can be done with...

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
  • 5 tablespoons sugar plus 1 teaspoon
  • Pinch salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into 2 pieces
  • 2 ounces (57 grams) finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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