This mini sweet treat is filled with all the classic flavors of a traditional éclair with a fun inside out twist. These Inside Out Mini Eclairs are filled with sweet, airy chocolate mousse and is topped with a delicious white chocolate ganache. If you enjoy the cream-filled puff that makes a chocolate éclair, you will love these miniature chocolate-filled eclairs. Their heavenly sweetness is divine!
I’ve made my fair share of classic eclairs in my day. You know, the ones that are 6-inches long and are filled with sweet vanilla pastry cream and finished with a drizzle of milk chocolate. These éclairs are better! I promise.
They are simple in the making and worth every effort. 😉
Start with basic pate a choux dough to form the light, eggy, hollow shells that will house the scrumptious chocolate filling. You can find the full printable recipe here. As the piped dough bakes, the inside becomes airy and hollow while the outside becomes crisp and golden brown. They are so good. I like to use a large plastic piping coupler and a ziplock bag to pipe the finger-size stripes of dough onto a piece of parchment baking paper.
To give these éclairs their fun inside out twist, I switched the filling and ganache flavors. The filling is a sweet, creamy EASY 3-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse. The chocolate ganache is a delicious white chocolate ganache.
The delicious chocolate center sets these little finger desserts apart from the rest. They are filled with an airy chocolate mousse that is so quick and easy. This chocolate-y filling takes minutes to make and only has 3 ingredients. You can’t go wrong.
The finishing touch is added with a yummy white chocolate ganache and a drizzled of milk chocolate.
These éclairs can be made in this fun miniature size or as a regular-sized eclair.
Have a tray of these ready for your next BBQ, family gathering, or date night in, and everyone will be blown away. Everyone will be surprised to hear you made these sweet treats yourself.
Are you an éclair lover?
Chocolate-Filled Eclairs Recipe Card:
Chocolate-Filled Eclairs
These mini chocolate-filled eclairs are filled with sweet, airy chocolate mousse and is topped with a delicious white chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Pate a Choux (eclair shells)
- 1/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 4-5 eggs, one at a time
Chocolate filling
- 1-2 batches Easy 3-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse, Printable recipe here--->https://kitchencents.com/easy-3-ingredient-chocolate-mousse/
White chocolate ganache
- 1 12oz bag white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
Pate a Choux (eclair shells)
- In a large sauce pan bring to boil, water, milk, butter, salt, and sugar.
- Once butter is melted, pull of heat, add flour, and vigerously.
- Let cool to 130-135 degrees (hot to the touch but not burning).
- Add eggs, one at a time. Incorporate completely before adding the next egg. Add 4-5 eggs until the mixture turns into a soft paste that will still hold its shape.
- Using a plastic piping coupler and ziploc bag, immediately pipe paste in 2-3 inch stripes.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes then reduce the heat to 375 for 10-20 minutes until the shell is golden brown and hollow inside.
- Cool completely.
Filling
- Using a bag with round piping tip, fill check eclair shell with the easy 3-ingredient chocolate mousse
White Chocolate ganache
- In a microwave safe bowl, add white chocolate chips and cream together. Heat 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until melted.
- Dip top of each filled eclair into white chocolate then drizzle with melted milk chocolate.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 192Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 70mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 4g
Originally Published: 04.08.2017 Updated: 04.16.2024
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