Croquembouche – Simmer + Sauce

Ingredients

• For the Pate a Choux:
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 cup water
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 large eggs
• For the Pastry Cream:
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scrapped
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• For the Caramel:
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup