Mocha Mint Chocolate Cream Puffs

I hope you've been enjoying Spring Sweets Week as much as I have.  I'm constantly amazed by the awesome, creative recipes my fellow bloggers come up with! For me, some ideas pop straight into my head right away, and this dessert was one of those.

 

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of my recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

We are big lovers of all things choux: eclairs, cream puffs, profiteroles. Door County Coffee & Tea Co. sent us an absolutely amazing selection of coffees to use in our recipes, and since coffee and chocolate are such a great pairing, I decided I wanted to make a chocolate choux.

When it came time to choose the coffee that I wanted to infuse into the whipped cream, I kept going back to the Mocha Mint. Chocolate + Mint is one of the all time great flavor combos, IMHO.  I tinted the Mocha Mint whipped cream green to give it a bit more of a spring-like appearance and to give people a little hint about the mint flavor as well. 

These may be one of my favorite desserts, like EVER.  So much so that had to make a second batch two days later, because the first one went too fast! Thank you so much to Door County Coffee & Tea Co. for sponsoring #SpringSweetsWeek!  Be sure to go and check out all the other amazing recipes being shared this week!

Other recipes featuring Door County Coffee you may enjoy:
Affogato
Old Fashioned Doughnuts
Cranberry Apple Quick Bread with Coffee Glaze

 

Mocha Mint Chocolate Cream Puffs

Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Choux:

• 1c water
• 1/2c butter
• 1/t salt
• 1T granulated sugar
• 1/4c cocoa powder
• 1c all purpose flour
• 4 large eggs

For the Mocha Mint Whipped Cream:

• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 4 Tablespoons Door County Coffee Mocha Mint Coffee
• 1/4c powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set up a pastry bag with a 1/2" tip.
2. Combine water, butter and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, making sure that the butter melts completely. Add in granulated sugar and cocoa powder, making sure they dissolve completely.
3. Add in flour, mixing and stirring with a wooden spoon for about 1 to 2 minutes. The dough should pull off the sides of the saucepan and form a ball. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool, 20 to 30 mins or until it's lukewarm.
4. Place dough in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly between each addition. Transfer mixture into the piping bag. Pipe onto prepared sheets.
5. Bake for 425 for 10 minutes, reduce the oven temperature and bake 30 to 40 minutes more. Remove from oven and pierce with a skewer to let the steam escape. Let cool completely.

For the Mocha Mint Whipped Cream:

1. Place the bowl and beater of your stand mixer into the freezer.
2. Heat cream in a small saucepan, but don't let it boil. Place coffee in a piece of cheesecloth and secure to close. Let coffee steep in cream for an hour, pour into a glass bowl or measuring cup and refrigerate until very cold.
3. Beat cream and powdered sugar on low speed for 30 seconds to incorporate, and then on high until desired consistency. Load mixture into a pastry bag with a star tip.

To assemble:

1. Slice cream puffs in half. Pipe in whipped cream. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.

Recommended Products:

Wilton 12" Piping bags

Wilton Tip Set #12 and #21

Wilton Coupler Set

Other recipes you may enjoy:

Affogato- the perfect treat for coffee lovers!

S'mores Creme Brulee

cream puffs, choux, coffee whipped cream

Dessert

American

 

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