Orange-Chocolate Puffs

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups whipping (heavy) cream
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 4 ounces semisweet baking chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheet; lightly flour. Heat 1 cup water, the butter and salt to a rapid boil in 2 1/2-quart saucepan. Stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes.
  • 2
    Beat in eggs, one at a time with wire whisk, until smooth. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart into 16 mounds onto cookie sheet.
  • 3
    Bake about 30 minutes or until puffed and golden brown; cool. Cut off tops; reserve. Pull out any strands of soft dough.
  • 4
    Beat whipping cream, powdered sugar, cocoa and orange peel in chilled medium bowl on high speed until stiff. Fill puffs with whipped cream mixture; replace tops. Mound puffs on large serving plate.
  • 5
    Heat remaining ingredients over low heat until smooth; drizzle over puffs. Refrigerate any remaining puffs.

  • Pile these scrumptious puffs in a pyramid, and provide tongs or a large spoon for serving.
  • If you aren’t an orange lover, just omit the orange peel in the filling.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
530
Calories from Fat
335
Total Fat
37 g
Saturated Fat
18 g
Cholesterol
240 mg
Sodium
360 mg
Potassium
250 mg
Total Carbohydrate
41 g
Dietary Fiber
2 g
Protein
10 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
26%
26%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
14%
14%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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