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Puits d'amour

Name: Puits d'amour
Prep time: 58 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 43 min
Yield: 6 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 150 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); 300 g choux pastry (pâte à choux); 150 g caster sugar; 300 g confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream)

This delicious little cake's charming French name means "well of love". It is made up of layers of puff and choux pastry, assembled with a light caramel and filled with vanilla confectioner's custard.

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Duration

1 hour 45 min.

Difficulty

Average

Last modified on: October 25^th 2026

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For 6 pieces, you will need:

1 150 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 300 g choux pastry (pâte à choux)
3 150 g caster sugar
4 300 g confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream)
Total weight: 900 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

1 hour

Cooking

45 min.

All in all

1 hour 45 min.

Preparation 1 hour

Cooking 45 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Roll out the puff pastry thinly, cut out circles 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter and put these on a baking sheet.

Prick all over with a fork, then lay a second baking sheet or wire rack on top to prevent them puffing up too much.

Step 2 - ⌛ 15 min.

Bake for about 15 minutes, until nicely browned.

Set aside.

Turn the oven down to 360°F (180°C).

Step 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Place a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and draw circles 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter.

A cutter of the right size is ideal for this.

Step 4

Cover the sheet, but be sure to leave space between the circles.

Step 5 - ⌛ 10 min.

Turn the sheet over and pipe rings, using a forcing bag with a size 6 nozzle, over the circles you have drawn.

Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Tidy up the circles if necessary by pushing the choux pastry into place with a small spoon dipped in milk.

Step 7 - ⌛ 20 min.

Bake for around 20 minutes, until golden.

Step 8 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare a light caramel with 150 g caster sugar. Stand the caramel pan on a folded cloth within easy reach.

Step 9

Begin assembling the puits d'amour: place a circle of puff pastry in front of you (tip: work on a sheet of cooking parchment; then, if the caramel runs over the edge, it won't stick).

Step 10

Dip a choux-pastry ring into the caramel (use tongs if you can to make this easier).

Step 11

And stick this quickly onto the puff pastry.

Step 12

Do this with another ring and stick it on top of the first one...

Step 13

...then add a third and final ring.

Step 14 - ⌛ 30 min.

You can see how to do it in this short video.

Build all your puits d'amour "wells" like this.

Step 15 - ⌛ 5 min.

Finish by filling the wells with confectioner's custard.

Step 16

Refrigerate until needed, but do not serve too cold.

Remarks

Puits d'amour do not keep. To eat them at their best, while they still have both crisp and soft textures, they should be eaten the day they are made, ideally within 2 hours.

Keeping: An hour or two, not much longer.

Source: After Gaston Lenôtre.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=7 %	34 g RDI=13 %	14 g RDI=19 %	282 kcal RDI=14 %	1,179 kJ RDI=14 %
Per piece	7 g RDI=11 %	51 g RDI=19 %	21 g RDI=28 %	422 kcal RDI=21 %	1,768 kJ RDI=21 %
Whole recipe	42 g RDI=65 %	308 g RDI=116 %	125 g RDI=171 %	2,534 kcal RDI=127 %	10,607 kJ RDI=127 %