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Strawberry and white chocolate choux buns

Fill light choux pastry with a creamy vanilla custard and Greek yogurt filling then finish with fresh fruit for a lower-sugar afternoon tea treat.

60 min
177 kcal
10 ingredients

butter — 50g.

plain flour — 75g.

large eggs — 2

flaked almonds — 1 tbsp.

custard powder — 2 tbsp.

milk — 300ml.

sugar-free vanilla extract — ½ tsp.

Greek yogurt — 150ml.

coarsely grated white chocolate — 15g.

small strawberries, halved — 125g.

Details

STEP 1

Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Heat oven to 200C, 180C fan gas 6. Heat the butter in a nonstick pan with 125ml water until melted. Increase the heat until boiling then remove from the heat and quickly beat in the flour until the mixture comes together as a ball. Cool 5 mins then beat the eggs with 1 tbsp water then beat into the pastry a little at a time to make a thick glossy mix.

STEP 2

Spoon onto the baking tray in 8 equal size blobs then add the almonds if using poking them into the mixture. Bake for 25-30 mins until well risen and golden. Take from the oven make a slash in the sides and return to the oven for 5 mins more to dry out.

STEP 3

While baking makes the filling. Mix the custard powder with a little of the milk then, with the remaining milk and vanilla put in a non-stick pan and cook, stirring over the heat until thickened. Stand for 5 mins then beat in the yogurt and set aside to cool, stirring frequently to make sure a skin doesn't form. When cold, stir in the grated chocolate.

STEP 4

Reserve 1 tbsp of the custard mix then use the rest to fill the buns. Distribute all but 8 halves of strawberries between the buns, then blob a little of the remaining custard filling on top and add the reserved strawberries. Lightly dust with the icing sugar before serving if you like.

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