Ingredients
For the Pastry Puffs
- ¾ cup flour
- 6 Tablespoons butter cut into 1 tablespoon
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cups water
- 4 eggs divided into 3 and 1
For the Chocolate Whipped Cream
- 1 ½ cups heavy Cream
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup powered sugar
For the Chocolate Glaze
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup whole milk or heavy cream
- 1 cup crushed Oreo cookies
- Halloween Graveyard candies - worms brains, fingers, eyeballs, etc.
Step by Step
Baking the Puff Pastries
- Preheat the oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone mat. Have all of your ingredients ready to go - this happens quickly.
- Place the butter, sugar, salt, and water into a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. When the mixture boils, remove from the heat and add in the flour. Return to heat and stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes together and forms a ball of dough.
- Transfer the dough to a bowl and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Beat in three eggs, one at a time, until the dough is smooth and glossy. Transfer the dough to a piping bag with the tip cut off.
- Pipe out 1 ½ inch wide and tall on the prepared baking sheet.
- Whisk together 1 egg and a teaspoon of water and brush it over the tops of the puffs. Use the brush to push down any points that may have formed.
- Bake for 5 minutes at 425° F then reduce the heat to 375° F and bake for 30 minutes. The puffs should be golden brown. Turn off the oven but leave the puffs in the oven for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Making the Chocolate Whipped Cream
- Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Sift in the cocoa powder, salt, and powdered sugar. Whip on high until stiff peaks form. Transfer the whipped cream into a prepared piping bag with an open star tip.
Preparing the Chocolate Glaze
- Melt chocolate at 70% power in the microwave. Stir to melt all the chocolate chips. Add the cream in slowly and stir until completely combined. The ganache should be thin, so if you need to add more cream, add in a teaspoon at a time.
- Put them all together.
- Cut puffs in half along the lower third of the puff.Pipe the chocolate whipped cream in. Top with crushed cookies and add Halloween candy.
- Dip the top half into the ganache and place on top of the whipped cream.
- Serve immediately or store in the fridge ready to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 puffCalories: 277 kcalCarbohydrates: 24 gProtein: 4 gFat: 19 gSaturated Fat: 11 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7 gCholesterol: 86 mgSodium: 158 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 14 g
