Dark Chocolate-Caramel Cream Puffs

Name: Dark Chocolate-Caramel Cream Puffs
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 42
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 283 grams package Ghirardelli® 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips; 118 milliliters butter; 118 milliliters prepared caramel topping; 4 eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters water; 177 milliliters heavy or whipping cream

Dark Chocolate-Caramel Cream Puffs might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 94 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 42. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up eggs, butter, flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. For cream puffs, in a medium saucepan, combine water, butter, and salt; bring to a boil.

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Water

Salt

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Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball.

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All Purpose Flour

Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Egg

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto 2 greased baking sheets.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Bake one sheet at a time for 20 to 25 minutes (keep remaining dough covered while first batch bakes).

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Dough

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Oven

Transfer to a wire rack; let cool for 15 minutes.*

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Meanwhile, for filling, in a medium saucepan, bring cream just to a boiling over medium-high heat.

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Cream

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Remove from heat.

Add Ghirardelli® 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips. Do not stir.

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Bittersweet Chocolate

Baking Pieces

Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Stir in caramel topping. Cool for 15 minutes before using.

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Caramel Sauce

Using kitchen scissors, cut tops from cream puffs; remove any soft dough from inside. Spoon about 1 tablespoon filling into each cream puff. Replace tops. If desired, drizzle with additional prepared caramel topping and/or Chocolate

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Caramel Sauce

Chocolate

Cream

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Drizzle.

For Chocolate

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Chocolate

Drizzle, in a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 1/2 cup Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips and 1 teaspoon shortening. Microwave at half power or defrost setting for 1 minute.

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Bittersweet Chocolate

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Shortening

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Bowl

Remove and stir. If chocolate is not melted, return to microwave and repeat heating step, stirring every 15 seconds to avoid scorching. Stir until smooth.

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Chocolate

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