profiterole

Also known as cream puff

A profiterole (), chou à la crème (), also known alternatively as a cream puff (US), is a filled French choux pastry ball with a typically sweet and moist filling of whipped cream, custard, pastry cream, or ice cream. The puffs may be embellished, left plain or garnished with chocolate sauce, caramel, or a dusting of powdered sugar.

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Food.name: Profiterole
Food.image: Paris 2e - Rue Vivienne - Restaurant Le Vaudeville - Profiteroles au chocolat.jpg
Food.image_size: 230px
Food.caption: Profiteroles au chocolat, chou with ice cream and chocolate ganache, at Le Vaudeville, a brasserie on Rue Vivienne in Paris
Food.alternate_name: Cream puff (US)
Food.place_of_origin: France
Food.main_ingredient: Choux pastryFilling: whipped cream, custard, or ice cream
Food.other: Water based, milk based

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native label: profiterole
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Savory profiteroles are also made, filled with pureed meats, cheese, and so on. These were formerly common garnishes for soups. The various names may be associated with particular variants of filling or sauce in different places.