Ingredients
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Peanut Butter Banana Eclair Filling
- 1 cup 2% reduced fat milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Dash of salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 large banana
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
Basic Choux (for pastry base)
- 1 cup water
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 cup flour
- 3 large eggs
Peanut Butter Chocolate Glaze:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
Instructions
To make eclair filling:
- Heat milk in microwave for 2 minutes until hot but not boiling.
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together milk, sugar, cornstarch and salt over medium low heat. Whisk continuously until smooth and thick (this will take about 5 minutes.)
- Add egg yolk and whisk for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and cool slightly, stirring every so often.
- In a small bowl, mash banana and peanut butter together with potato masher until well incorporated. Whisk into cooled filling. Put in refrigerator until ready to use.
To make choux:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium saucepan, add water and butter, bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium low, add flour and mix briskly until incorporated. Keep mixing until the mixture becomes a dough ball in center of pan. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
- One at a time, mix eggs into dough, mixing very briskly.
- To assemble eclairs, use ungreased cookie sheets and pastry bag. Pipe into rectangles 4-inches long, 1-inch wide and 3/4-inch high.
- Bake for 25 -30 minutes until golden. Cool on a rack and then split length wise.
To assemble eclairs (before making glaze):
- Fill bottom half of eclair with about 3 tablespoons of filling. Place top of eclair on top of filling like a sandwich.
To make glaze:
- In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and peanut butter over medium low heat, stirring often. Remove from heat and cool for a few minutes.
- Spoon about 2 tablespoons of glaze over top of eclair.
Notes
* Adapted from The Fanny Farmer Cookbook Cream Puffs recipe