Croquembouche Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1 &1/4cup. water
  • 1/2 cup. + 2tsp. butter
  • 1 &1/4cup. flour
  • 5 eggs ; room temperture
  • 2 cup. cream ; whipped to stiff peaks with sugar & vanilla to taste
  • 1 cup. sugar
  • 1/3 cup. water
  • 4 tsp. butter

Directions:

  1. Preheat over to 375F.
  2. FOR PUFFS:
  3. Boil butter & water together.
  4. Remove from heat & add flour all at once, beating rapidly until dough forms a ball. (If it doesn't; put mixture back over med. heat & keep beating.)
  5. Cool 7 min.
  6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating frantically after each till dough is smooth.
  7. Butter & flour cookie sheest & drop by small teaspoonfuls 2 apart.
  8. Bake 16 min. til brown & puffed.
  9. Put a small slit in the bottom of each one & put back in the oven for 10 minutes more.
  10. Cool completely.
  11. Fill from the bottom with whipped cream.
  12. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
  13. FOR CARAMEL:
  14. Bring sugar & water to a simmer.
  15. Swirl pan til sugar dissolves.
  16. Cover, bring to boil.
  17. When bubbles are thick, uncover & swirl till light brown.
  18. Remove from heat.
  19. FOR CHOCOLATE SAUCE:
  20. Stir chocolate & butter constantly over low heat until melted.
  21. Sauce will harden as it cools.
  22. ASSEMBLY:
  23. Dip bottoms of puffs in caramel & using as a glue pile puffs into a pyramid shape.
  24. Drizzle chocolate sauce over the entire croquembouche.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 284.85 Kcal (1193 kJ)
Calories from fat 180.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.08g 31%
Cholesterol 106.85mg 36%
Sodium 113.71mg 5%
Potassium 86.69mg 2%
Total Carbs 24.4g 8%
Sugars 17.31g 69%
Dietary Fiber 1.34g 5%
Protein 4.52g 9%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1mg 5%
Calcium 65.7mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 258.34 Kcal (1082 kJ)
Calories from fat 163.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.21g 31%
Cholesterol 96.91mg 36%
Sodium 103.13mg 5%
Potassium 78.63mg 2%
Total Carbs 22.13g 8%
Sugars 15.7g 69%
Dietary Fiber 1.21g 5%
Protein 4.1g 9%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 59.6mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.1
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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