Coffee Eclairs are delicious, and this easy to follow recipe will make you a baking pro! Perfect for dessert or a sweet snack!
Prep Time35 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brunch, pastry
Servings: 10
Calories: 196.7kcal
Ingredients
Pastry
¼cupwater
¼cupwhole milk
4tablespoonsalted butter
½teaspoongranulated sugar
½cupflour
2eggs
Pastry Cream
1cupwhole milk
1teaspoonvanilla extract
⅓cupgranulated sugar
2tablespooncornstarch
2egg yolks
2tablespoonsalted butterroom temperature
2teaspooninstant coffee
Frosting
¼cupsemisweet chocolate chips
1ozheavy cream
1teaspoonvanilla
Instructions
Pastry
Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat.
In a small saucepan combine the water, milk, butter, and sugar for the pastry. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the flour.
Return to the stove and cook over medium until the dough comes together in a ball.
Transfer to a stand mixer or large bowl and beat for a minute or so. Add the eggs one at a time. The dough will become smooth.
Pipe the dough using a ½ inch round tip to form 8 eclairs. They will each be about 4 inches long.
Bake at 425 for 10 minutes. Do not open the oven. Reduce heat to 325 and bake for another 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a rack.
Pastry Cream
In a medium saucepan bring the milk and vanilla to a simmer.
In a separate bowl mix together the sugar, cornstarch, and egg yolks with an electric mixer until light in color. Mix in the instant coffee.
While mixing, very slowly stream the hot milk into the egg mixture.
Add this back to the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened.
Transfer to a bowl and chill until cold, at least 45 minutes.
Eclairs
Slice the eclairs down one side and pipe in the pastry cream. Alternatively, you can poke holes in the bottoms with the pastry bag tip and fill them that way. Chill while making the frosting.
Frosting
Heat the cream and add the chocolate. Stir until melted. Stir in the vanilla and instant coffee. Cool until thickened.
Dip or spread the eclairs with the frosting. Store in the refrigerator.