Éclairs with Almond Pastry Cream Recipe

Ingredients

• ½ cup sugar, divided
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• ¼ tsp. table salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp. almond paste
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter, diced
• 2 tsp. pure almond extract
• 2 oz. semisweet bar chocolate, finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• Éclair Pastry Shells from Pâte á Choux recipe
• Toasted sliced almonds