Chocolate-Raspberry Cream Puff Ring Recipe

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This recipe began as a basic cream puff ring. I decided to make it more special by adding hot fudge topping and a raspberry sauce. A friend declared the best dessert she's ever had!—Mitzi Babb, Boulder, Colorado

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Chocolate-Raspberry Cream Puff Ring Recipe

Prep: 70 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

70 35 105

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh raspberries
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
Dash salt
2 tablespoons red currant jelly
PASTRY:
3/4 cup water
6 tablespoons butter, cubed
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
FILLING:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons hot fudge ice cream topping, warmed, divided
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Mash raspberries, reserving juice; strain and discard seeds. In a small heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in jelly and reserved juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until chilled.
Cover a baking sheet with foil; grease the foil. Trace a 6-in. circle onto foil; set aside.
In a large saucepan, bring water, butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny.
Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared pan, along the inside of the circle (mounds should be slightly touching). Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
Lift foil and transfer to a wire rack. Immediately cut a slit in the side of each puff to allow steam to escape; cool. Carefully cut ring in half horizontally and set top aside; remove soft dough from inside with a fork. Place ring bottom on a serving plate.
For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. Stir in 1/2 cup fudge topping until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans.
Spread filling over bottom of cream puff ring; replace top. Drizzle with chilled raspberry sauce and remaining fudge topping. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 401 calories, 29 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 122 mg cholesterol, 207 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate-Raspberry Cream Puff Ring in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2009, p154

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Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2011 by Pandalee

This was a little time consuming , But Oh was it worth the time. My ladies church group I took it to just raved about how good it was. This is one recipe I will do again and again.

Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2011 by Pandalee

This was a little time consuming , But Oh was it worth the time. My ladies church group I took it to just raved about how good it was. This is one recipe I will do again and again

Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2011 by msboop

OK, OOOPS!! sorry, the last part did not show up until after I wrote the last review, it is pink so thought that the Raspberry must be in the filling?It is drizzled over the top. so sorry...

Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2011 by msboop

Three because it sounds delicious, but am I missing the part of what you do with the Raspberry filling that you have made?

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