Description
Impress your guests with this stunning holiday centerpiece — a golden wreath of airy choux pastry filled with apple cider pastry cream and topped with a warm spiced caramel glaze. A festive showstopper made to share.
Ingredients
Choux: 1 cup water, ½ cup butter, 1 tbsp sugar, ¼ tsp salt, 1 cup flour, 4 eggs
Cream: 1½ cups cider (reduced to ¾ cup), 1 cup milk, 4 yolks, ⅓ cup sugar, 3 tbsp cornstarch, 2 tbsp butter, 1 tsp vanilla, ½ tsp cinnamon
Caramel: ½ cup sugar, 2 tbsp water, ¼ cup cream, 2 tbsp butter, pinch salt, ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Make choux: Boil water, butter, sugar, salt. Stir in flour. Cool, beat in eggs. Pipe into a wreath, bake at 400°F for 25–30 min.
Cream: Heat cider + milk. Whisk yolks, sugar, cornstarch. Temper, thicken, stir in butter, vanilla, cinnamon. Cool and fill.
Caramel: Cook sugar + water until amber. Add cream, butter, salt, cinnamon. Drizzle on wreath.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories: 320 / serving
- Fat: 21g / serving
- Carbohydrates: 30g / serving
- Protein: 6g / serving