Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs


Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
These mini choux puffs are topped with a layer of craquelin and filled with Mont-Blanc cream: a mixture of whipped cream and sweetened chestnut purée.
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Last modified on: March 17th 2019
For 40 pieces, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 8 min.
Resting: 10 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 1 hour 45 min.
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Stage 1 - 30 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Prepare 200 g Chantilly cream.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Gently fold 125 g sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons) into the cream with a soft spatula to keep the lightness that has been whipped in.

Your Mont-Blanc cream is ready. Set aside in the fridge.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Roll out 100 g craquelin (sweet cracker dough) and cut circles with a 0.8 inch (2 cm) cutter.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet.

Prepare 350 g choux pastry (pâte à choux), then pipe with a forcing bag into small mounds 0.8 inch (2 cm) in diameter.

Top each mound with a circle of craquelin.

Stage 5 - 25 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Bake for about 25 minutes until the puffs are well risen and golden brown.

Stage 6 - 10 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Stage 7 - 10 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Using a serrated knife, slice each puff in half horizontally, trying not to spoil the domed top with its craquelin.

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Fill the puffs generously with the Mont-Blanc cream, using a forcing bag.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Pop the lids back on the puffs and press gently to help them stick.

Stage 10
Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs
Your mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs are ready.
Remarks
This recipe can be varied with other creams instead of Mont-Blanc, such as pistachio confectioner's custard, apple confectioner's custard or chocolate mousse.
Keeping: Should be eaten the day it is made.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe110 RDI=40 %640 RDI=60 %500 RDI=80 %3,130 RDI=160 %13,110 RDI: 160 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=6 %80 RDI=8 %60 RDI=10 %400 RDI=20 %1,690 RDI: 20 %
Per piece2 RDI=1 %20 RDI=2 %10 RDI=2 %80 RDI=4 %330 RDI: 4 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 40 pieces : 3.70 €
  • Per piece : 0.10 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Choux pastry (pâte à choux)
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Chantilly cream
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Sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons)
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Craquelin (sweet cracker dough)
Craquelin (sweet cracker dough)

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