Banana Cream Puffs

By á-8253

Ingredients

• Cream puffs:
• 1 C. cold water
• 1/2 C. butter or margarine
• 1 C. all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• Filling:
• 5 egg yolks
• 1/3 C. granulated sugar
• Dash of salt
• 1/3 C all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 C. milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 ripe banana, mashed
• 1/2 C. whipping cream.
• Mocha Chocolate Sauce:
• 1/2 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 TBSP. whipping cream
• 2-3 TBSP. strong brewed coffee.

Details

Servings 8
Cooking time 36mins

Preparation

Step 1

For cream puffs: In saucepan, heat water and butter to boiling. Add flour all at once; beat 2 minutes until very stiff. Remove from heat. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until dough is smooth. Blend until satin like. Shape 8 mounds of dough on greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Slit puffs. Return to oven; turn oven off. Let dry 5 minutes.
FOR FILLING: beat egg yolks with sugar and salt until pale yellow. Beat in flour and 1/2 cup milk. Heat 1 cup milk to boiling. Whisk a little milk into egg mixture; return to pan. Cook, stirring until thick. Remove from heat; add vanilla and butter, stirring until butter is melted. Chill. Add mashed bananas. Whip the cream. FOld into the banana cream.
FOR SAUCE: Mix choholate chips, cream and coffee; stir and heat until smooth.

Spoon banana cream into cream puffs. Drizzle mocha-chocolate sauce over cream puffs. Serve