Dark Chocolate-Caramel Cream Puffs

Mini cream puffs are filled with chocolate-caramel ganache and drizzled with chocolate.

Original recipe makes 42 cream puffs

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
3/4 cup heavy or whipping cream
1 (10 ounce) package Ghirardelli® 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips
1/2 cup prepared caramel topping

  • PREP

    25 mins

  • COOK

    20 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 10 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. For cream puffs, in a medium saucepan, combine water, butter, and salt; bring to a boil. Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto 2 greased baking sheets. Bake one sheet at a time for 20 to 25 minutes (keep remaining dough covered while first batch bakes). Transfer to a wire rack; let cool for 15 minutes.*
  3. Meanwhile, for filling, in a medium saucepan, bring cream just to a boiling over medium-high heat. Remove from heat. Add Ghirardelli® 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips. Do not stir. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Stir in caramel topping. Cool for 15 minutes before using.
  4. Using kitchen scissors, cut tops from cream puffs; remove any soft dough from inside. Spoon about 1 tablespoon filling into each cream puff. Replace tops. If desired, drizzle with additional prepared caramel topping and/or Chocolate Drizzle.
  5. For Chocolate Drizzle, in a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 1/2 cup Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips and 1 teaspoon shortening. Microwave at half power or defrost setting for 1 minute. Remove and stir. If chocolate is not melted, return to microwave and repeat heating step, stirring every 15 seconds to avoid scorching. Stir until smooth.

Nutrition

Calories: 97 kcal
Carbohydrates: 8.6 g
Cholesterol: 32 mg
Fat: 7 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 1.5 g
Sodium: 51 mg