Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs #SummerDessertWeek

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs may look intimidating to make, but trust me, they’re not! As long as you follow a few simple steps, you’ll be noshing on one (maybe two) of these beauties in no time for #SummerDessertWeek 

Welcome to the 2nd Annual #SummerDessertWeek event hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. This sweet week-long event is filled with fun dessert recipes from amazing bloggers and some great giveaways from our generous sponsors! We can’t wait to share all of these summer-themed desserts with y’all and celebrate summertime sweets all week long!

There are 23 wonderful bloggers participating in this year’s event! With over 60 recipes being shared this week we just know that you’re going to find a new summer favorite! Plus, don’t forget that we have 5 (five) great giveaways for you this week too!

**Don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom of this post to enter for your chance to win some exciting prizes!

But before we get to the prizes and more about our sponsors, let’s begin making these Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs which are kicking off the first day of #SummerDessertWeek 2018.

**Please Note – The printable recipe card with detailed instructions and complete ingredient measurements for making Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs is available near the end of this post. 

The ingredient list for making Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs is as follows;

• butter
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• eggs
• water
• vanilla instant pudding
• heavy whipping cream
• granulated sugar (I used Dixie Crystals, who is a sponsor of #SummerDessertWeek)
• vanilla extract (I used Adams Extract, who is a sponsor of #SummerDessertWeek)
• fresh strawberries, sliced
• semi-sweet chocolate

That’s it. Easy peasy!

The instructions for making Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs are as follows. Let’s get baking!

• Add water and butter to a saucepan until the water simmer and the butter melts.

• Add all the flour and stir vigorously until the mixture comes together into a heavy dough.
• Allow the choux paste dough to cool slightly. Approximately 5 minutes.

• Add the eggs, one by one, stirring vigorously after each addition. A little elbow grease is required, or you can do this process with a hand mixer or stand mixer.
• After the addition of the final egg, the choux paste dough will be smooth and glossy.

• Drop approximately 2 tablespoons of the choux paste dough onto a parchment or Silpat lined baking sheets. Leaving space in between each eclair.
• Tap down any spiky points with a wet finger if needed.
• Bake the eclair shells in a preheated 400-degree oven for approximately 30 – 35 minutes.

• Remove the eclairs from the oven and immediately poke a steam hole in the side of each eclair to let the steam out so they won’t deflate as they cool.
• Allow the eclair shells to cool completely before using a serrated knife to gently slice tops off each eclair shell.
• Gently pull out any of the doughy interiors that may still remain on the inside of each eclair shell to make room for the filling.
• Set the shells and tops aside while you prepare the filling.

• In a large bowl, whisk together heavy cream, vanilla pudding mix, and vanilla extract.
• Stir fresh, sliced strawberries into the pudding mix.

• Divide and spoon the pudding and strawberry mixture evenly among the eclair shell bottoms, and gently place the tops of the shells onto each filled eclair.

• To make the chocolate ganache, pour hot cream over chocolate chips and stir until melted and smooth.
• Spoon the chocolate ganache liberally over the cream filled eclairs.

• Garnish the top of each chocolate covered strawberry filled eclair with a slice of strawberry for garnish.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Below is the printable recipe card for today’s Chocolate Topped Strawberry Filled Eclairs. If you’ve enjoyed this recipe, I’d appreciate if you’d take a moment to give this recipe some feedback by way of stars near the comment section at the end of this post, OR in the recipe card feature itself.  🙂

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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

55 mins

 

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs may look intimidating to make, but trust me, they're not! As long as you follow a few simple steps, you'll be noshing on one (may two) of these beauties in no time.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Pastry

Keyword: chocolate covered strawberry filled eclairs, chocolate eclairs, strawberry filled eclairs

Servings: 12 eclairs

Calories: 523 kcal

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Ingredients

For the Eclair Shells;

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup butter, cubed
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 large eggs

For the Strawberry Filling;

• 2½ cups heavy cream
• 1 package (5.1 ounces) instant vanilla pudding
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups fresh, sliced strawberries

For the Chocolate Ganache;

• 1/3 cup heavy cream, hot, but not boiling
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

To make the Eclair Pastry Shells;

1. Add water and butter to a saucepan until the water simmer and the butter melts.

2. Add all the flour and stir vigorously until the mixture comes together into a heavy dough.

3. Allow the choux paste dough to cool slightly. Approximately 5 minutes.

4. Add the eggs, one by one, stirring vigorously after each addition. A little elbow grease is required, or you can do this process with a hand mixer or stand mixer.

5. After the addition of the final egg, the choux paste dough will be smooth and glossy.

6. Drop approximately 2 tablespoons of the choux paste dough onto a parchment or Silpat lined baking sheets. Leaving space in between each eclair.

7. Tap down any spiky points with a wet finger if needed.

8. Bake the eclair shells in a preheated 400-degree oven for approximately 30 - 35 minutes.

9. Remove the eclairs from the oven and immediately poke a steam hole in the side of each eclair to let the steam out so they won't deflate as they cool.

10. Allow the eclair shells to cool completely before using a serrated knife to gently slice tops off each eclair shell.

11. Gently pull out any of the doughy interiors that may still remain on the inside of each eclair shell to make room for the filling.

12. Set the shells and tops aside while you prepare the filling.

To prepare the Strawberry Filling;

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, pudding mix, sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture thickens into a heavy whipped mixture.

2. Gently fold the sliced strawberries into the whipped pudding mixture.

3. Divide and spoon the pudding and strawberry mixture evenly among the eclair shell bottoms, and gently place the tops of the shells onto each filled eclair.
   

To make the Chocolate Ganache;

1. Pour hot cream over chocolate chips and stir well until melted and smooth.

2. Spoon the chocolate ganache liberally over the cream filled eclairs.

3. Garnish the top of each chocolate covered strawberry filled eclair with a slice of strawberry for garnish.

4. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Recipe Notes

Tools and equipment;

medium saucepan, wooden spoon. whisk, tablespoons, parchment paper or Silpat, baking sheet, large bowl, paring knife and cutting board, microwave-safe bowl, measuring spoons, measuring cups.

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs

Amount Per Serving (1 eclair)

Calories 523 Calories from Fat 369

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 41g 63%

Saturated Fat 24g 120%

Cholesterol 161mg 54%

Sodium 166mg 7%

Potassium 283mg 8%

Total Carbohydrates 31g 10%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 16g

Protein 6g 12%

Vitamin A 23.3%

Vitamin C 17.5%

Calcium 7.2%

Iron 15.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

I sincerely hope that you’ve enjoyed today’s recipe for Chocolate Covered Strawberry Filled Eclairs for #SummerDessertWeek as much as I’ve enjoyed bringing it to you!

For more delicious sweets and treats, please check out the amazing #SummerDessertWeek recipes from today’s bloggers!

Ice Cream Recipes:

• Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bites from Big Bear’s Wife
• No Churn Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream from Pastry Chef Online
• Green Tea Ice Cream from Mildly Meandering

Pies of Summer:

• Mini Lemon Meringue Pies from Forking Up
• Lemon Lavender Chess Pie from The Spiffy Cookie

Sweet Summertime Cakes:

• Cinnamon Oatmeal Cake from The Food Hunter’s Guide To Cuisine

No-Bake Treats:

• Lemon Chiffon Raspberry Parfait from Desserts Required
• S’mores Mousse Parfaits from Daily Dish Recipes
• Strawberry Pretzel Salad Parfaits from 4 Sons ‘R’ Us
• No-Bake Coconut Cream Pie In A Jar from A Southern Soul

Baked Desserts:

• Strawberry Glazed Donut Bites from Eat Move Make
• Mixed Berry Fruit Pizza from The Bitter Side of Sweet
• Strawberry Cake Donuts from The Beard and The Baker
• Lemon Doberge Squares from Southern From Scratch
• Mini Blueberry Galettes from Me and My Pink Mixer
• Chocolate Churros from My Sweet Zepol
• Key Lime Fudge from The Domestic Kitchen
• Chocolate Strawberry Eclairs from Kudos Kitchen by Renee
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars from A Blender Mom
• Sweet Tea Bread Pudding from Sweet ReciPEAs
• Cream Puffs from For the Love of Food

Sweet Sips:

• Cherry Lime Bellini from Comfortably Domestic
• Strawberry Lassi from Shockingly Delicious

And now, without further ado, here is the sponsor information, and the prizes are they’re offering to our lucky winners for #SummerDessertWeek 2018

PRIZE #1

Prize #1 — Dixie Crystals is giving away one (1) Instant Pot (8 Qt) to one lucky winner!

PRIZE #2

Prize #2 — Adam’s Extract is giving away – One bottle of Adams Best Vanilla Flavor, Adams Best Prize Winning Pound Cake Mix, Adams Extract Twice as Stong Vanilla and Adams Extract Lemon Extract

PRIZE #3

Prize #3– Red Star Yeast is giving away a gift pack including an Insulated Tote Bag, Apron, “The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” Cookbook, Yeast, Rolling Pin, Measuring Spoons, Oven Mit and Dish Towel

PRIZE #4

Prize #4 — Susquehanna Glass Co. is giving away one set (4 glasses) of Mermaids Stemless Wine Glasses. (like the Mermaid glasses you’ll see in some of our recipes this week!)

PRIZE #5

Prize #5 — Lodge Cast Iron is giving away one (1) 12-inch Cast Iron Skillet.

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