Those are “Petits choux” sprinkled with coarse sugar, a classic of French pastry, simple and yet so delicious.
This recipe yields 30 chouquettes.
They can be stored at room temperature in a sealed container for several days.
When you want to eat them, slightly reheat them in the oven at 300F / 150C for about 5-10min
Be careful, they can burn quickly towards the end of cooking.
A lot can be done with chou pastry, both sweet and savory.
for instance, you can add some cocoa and mini chocolate chips in the batter, you will need to adjust slightly the milk.
You can also put bits of ham or bacon and cheese for the perfect appetizer.
Those light aery sweet treat are perfect for anyone looking for a lightly sweet bite that will put you on a cloud.