Learn how to make this delicious treat that can be made with many fillings and toppings!

Ingredients:

For the pastry:

• 1 cup of all purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup of water
• 1/2 cup of butter
• A pinch of salt

To fill and decorate:

• 3 cups of chocolate mousse
• 1 cup of melted chocolate, white or milk
• 1/2 cup of almonds, toasted

Instructions:

1. In a saucepan, over low heat, add the water and butter. Wait until the butter melts completely.
2. Add into the pan the all purpose flour, don’t forget to sift it first, and the pinch of salt. Using a wooden spoon start to stir the ingredients until you get kind of a dough. It will have a sticky texture.
3. Remove the saucepan from the heat and keep stirring with the wooden spoon to cool down a bit the mixture.
4. Add one egg at a time and stir well to combine. Make sure the dough is not too hot or it might cook the egg.
5. After adding all the eggs, give it a last good stir to the dough.
6. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
7. Place your dough into a pastry bag with a large round tip.
8. In a previously lined baking sheet, pipe the dough to create 4 inch eclairs, of course you can make them as long or short as you want. Leave some space in between for them to puff.
9. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
10. When ready, set aside to cool down before filling them.
11. Take a new pastry pag and fill it with the chocolate mousse. If you don’t want them to be filled with chocolate, pastry cream or jam are awesome too.
12. Create two incisions on each side of the eclairs.
13. Fill each eclair with chocolate mousse. I like to make two incisions to make sure I can fill them completely.

Before serving your dessert, add some white chocolate and toaste almonds on top. Combine these eclairs with any toppings that you like!