Banana-Chocolate Éclairs

Name: Banana-Chocolate Éclairs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 mediums bananas, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced; 12 servings Chocolate Glaze; 2 egg whites; 3 larges eggs; 12 servings Vanilla Pastry Cream; 315 milliliters water; 312 grams package piecrust mix

Banana-Chocolate Éclairs might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 268 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly diet. Head to the store and pick up vanilla pas

Instructions

Bring 1 1/3 cups water to a boil in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in piecrust mix, beating vigorously with a wooden spoon 1 minute or until mixture leaves sides of pan.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Place dough in bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer; cool 5 minutes. Beat dough at medium speed with electric mixer using paddle attachmet.

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Dough

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Add eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. (If desired, eggs and egg whites may be added 1 at a time and beaten vigorously with a wooden spoon instead of using the mixer.)

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Egg Whites

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Spoon dough into a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. (A large pastry bag may also be used.)

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Cut a 1 1/2-inch opening across one corner of the bag. Pipe 4-inch-long strips of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

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Bake at 425 for 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and golden. (Do not underbake.)

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Remove from oven, and cut a small slit in side of each clair to allow steam to except. Cool on wire racks.

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Split clairs using a serrated knife, starting at 1 long side without cutting through opposite side. Pull out and discard soft dough inside.

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Dough

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Stir bananas into Vanilla Pastry Cream. Carefully spoon about 1/4 cup pastry cream mixture into each clair; close top of each clair over fillling. Top evenly with Chocolate Glaze and drizzle with Chocolate Glaze. Chill clairs for 4 hours.

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Chocolate Glaze