Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.

2. Grease and flour a baking sheet.

3. In a large saucepan heat water, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil on medium heat until butter melts.

4. Remove saucepan from heat.

5. Add flour all at once and vigorously beat until mixture forms a ball.

6. Add eggs, one at a time, until batter becomes smooth and satiny.

7. Drop batter in ¼ cups, two inches apart on cookie sheet.

8. With moistened finger tip, round out each mound until the surface is smooth.

9. Bake 40 – 45 minutes until golden brown.

10. Remove from oven and use a toothpick to poke holes into puffs to release steam.

11. Let puffs stand for 10 minutes to dry out.

12. Using a serrated knife, slice each puff horizontally in half. Use fingers to remove additional dough from the insides.

13. Meanwhile, coarsely chop chocolate.

14. Heat the half and half and sugar in a small saucepan to boiling on medium high heat.

15. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and allow it to stand for one minute.

16. Whisk chocolate smooth.

17. When you are ready to serve, place 1 scoop of ice cream into the base of one puff replace with top and drizzle with chocolate sauce.

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