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Profiteroles
Calories & nutrition facts
chou pastry, with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce
Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 286 kcal —
- Protein 5.4 g 11%
- Carbohydrate 31 g 11%
- Fat 15 g 19%
- Saturated fat 8.4 g 42%
- Fibre 1.6 g 6%
- Sugars 19 g —
- Sodium 97 mg 4%
Vitamins & minerals
Per 100 g% DVVitamins
- Vitamin A 127 µg 14%
- Vitamin D 0.65 µg 3%
- Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg 3%
- Riboflavin (B2) 0.21 mg 16%
- Niacin (B3) 0.31 mg 2%
- Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.6 mg 12%
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg 9%
- Folate (B9) 20 µg 5%
- Vitamin B12 0.4 µg 17%
Minerals
- Calcium 82.7 mg 6%
- Iron 1 mg 6%
- Magnesium 31.2 mg 7%
- Phosphorus 48 mg 4%
- Potassium 261 mg 6%
- Zinc 0.3 mg 3%
- Copper 0.4 mg 44%
- Selenium 6 µg 11%
- Iodine 30 µg 20%
Questions about Profiteroles
What are profiteroles?
Profiteroles are small choux pastry buns, baked until hollow, then filled—most often with ice cream or crème pâtissière—and commonly finished with warm chocolate sauce.
How do you make profiteroles at home?
Bring water and butter to a boil, beat in flour until the dough forms a ball, then beat in eggs one at a time. Pipe small mounds and bake at 200 °C until well risen and golden, about 20–25 minutes; pierce each bun and let it dry in the switched-off oven with the door ajar.
Can you fill profiteroles ahead of time?
Keep the baked, unfilled shells in an airtight tin for a day, or freeze them. Fill with ice cream just before serving; for crème pâtissière, fill shortly before serving and keep the profiteroles chilled.
How do you stop profiterole shells from going soggy?
Bake them until deeply golden rather than pale, and pierce each shell as soon as it comes out of the oven so steam can escape. Add the filling and sauce close to serving time, since both soften the pastry.
What do you serve with profiteroles?
Chocolate sauce is the classic finish, especially for profiteroles filled with vanilla ice cream. You can also serve them with berries, whipped cream or a dusting of icing sugar.
Are profiteroles the same as éclairs?
Both are made from choux pastry, but profiteroles are small, round buns, usually filled with ice cream or custard. Éclairs are elongated, filled pastries, commonly topped with chocolate icing.
How should you store profiteroles?
Store unfilled shells in an airtight container at room temperature for a day, or freeze them for longer storage. Once filled with ice cream, keep them in the freezer and serve promptly; filled custard profiteroles need refrigeration.
Can you freeze profiteroles?
Yes. Freeze baked, unfilled shells in a sealed container; thaw them and crisp them in a hot oven for a few minutes before filling. You can also freeze ice-cream-filled profiteroles, but the pastry may soften as they thaw.
Source: ANSES–Ciqual (France) 23472 · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
