Choux au Craquelin

Choux au craquelin—dressed-up pâte à choux filled with pastry cream—are a delicious sweet treat.

Croquembouche

A towering masterpiece of caramel-covered cream puffs surrounded by golden threads of spun sugar, the croquembouche is the celebration cake of France.

How to Make Choux Pastry (Pâte à Choux)

Choux pastry, or pâte à choux, makes everything from cream puffs, profiteroles, and éclairs to Parisian gnocchi, churros, and beignets. It's easy to make, as long as you understand the process.

Profiteroles

Light, crisp choux “sandwiches” stuffed with creamy vanilla ice cream and drizzled with a warm chocolate sauce.

Cream Puffs

Light and crisp cream puffs, filled with your choice of rich pastry cream, whipped cream, or crème légère, will satisfy dessert lovers everywhere.

Chouquettes

Chouquettes are small choux pastry puffs topped with snowy white grains of pearl sugar. They bake up quickly and make a delicious snack or after-dinner treat.

Baking with Dorie: Galette des Rois

Here in Paris we said au’revoir to the last bûches de Noël (yule logs) on New Year’s Eve and bonjour to les galettes des Rois on January 2, the day the city’s pastry shops reopened. While the galette des rois...

Ginger-Lemongrass Choux Pastry

Designed as a replacement for the classic biscuit in strawberry shortcake, these choux puffs are light and airy, and infused with the flavor of ginger and lemongrass. They're also topped with a crackly, crunchy layer of cornflake craquelin. While they're delicious in strawberry shortcake, they're also great served with whipped cream, ice cream, or pastry cream.

Profiteroles

There are few things in life as delightful as biting into homemade profiteroles! Crispy, light pastry balls filled with custard or cream, drizzled with chocolate.

Classic Éclairs

Crisp choux pastry, a rich vanilla bean–infused pastry cream, and an intense chocolate glaze.