Chocolate Cheese Eclairs

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chilled whipping cream (heavy)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f.
• 2 mix flour, cocoa and sugar.
• 3 heat water and margarine in 3-quart saucepan to a rolling boil.
• 4 stir in flour mixture.
• 5 stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 beat in eggs; continue beating until smooth.
• 8 drop dough by about 1/4 cupfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• 9 with spatula, shape each into finger 4 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
• 10 bake until puffed and darker brown on top, 35 to 40 minutes; cool.
• 11 cut off tops; pull out any filaments of soft dough.
• 12 fill eclairs with chocolate cheese filling; replace tops.
• 13 spread with cocoa glaze just before serving.
• 14 refrigerate any remaining eclairs.
• 15 chocolate cheese filling: heat chocolate chips in small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted; cool.
• 16 beat cream cheese, sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
• 17 stir in chocolate.
• 18 beat whipping cream in chilled bowl until soft peaks form.
• 19 fold in chocolate mixture.
• 20 cocoa glaze:mix powdered sugar and cocoa.
• 21 stir in milk until smooth.
• 22 if necessary, stir in additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until of desired consistency.