Recipes · French · Desserts
Profiteroles
One serving has 511 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (47%), vitamin A (40%), riboflavin (38%), selenium (33%), phosphorus (31%) and manganese (29%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (180 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 18 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 22 g Water
- 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.2 g Salt
- 60 g Ice cream, vanilla
- 20 g Chocolate, dark
- 15 g Cream, heavy
Method
- Make a choux pastry: boil the water, butter and salt, stir in the flour to a smooth ball, cool slightly, then beat in the eggs until glossy.
- Pipe small mounds onto a lined tray and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 10 minutes, then reduce to 170°C (340°F) and bake 12-15 minutes more until crisp and golden; cool completely.
- Split the choux puffs and fill with a small scoop of the ice cream, then close and freeze briefly if not serving right away.
- Melt the chocolate with the cream to make a glossy sauce.
- Pile the filled puffs onto a plate and pour the warm chocolate sauce over just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 511 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 37.7 g | |
| Water | 94.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.1 g | 10% |
| Protein | 9.8 g | 21% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.33 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.41 g | |
| Leucine | 0.69 g | |
| Lysine | 0.5 g | |
| Methionine | 0.21 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.42 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.33 g | |
| Valine | 0.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.2 g | |
| Fat | 35.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 10.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.4 g | |
| Saturated | 21 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.2 g | |
| Cholesterol | 188 mg | |
| Calcium | 125 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.42 mg | 47% |
| Iron | 3.8 mg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 63.1 mg | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.53 mg | 29% |
| Phosphorus | 216 mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 341 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 18.4 µg | 33% |
| Sodium | 179 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.6 mg | 21% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.4 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 51.1 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.61 µg | 25% |
| Choline | 109 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 283 µg | 40% |
| Vitamin C | 0.45 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 38.9 IU | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 3.3 µg | 4% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.8 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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