Description
These pistachio éclairs are bakery-quality pastries made at home with crisp choux pastry, silky pistachio pastry cream, and a sweet glaze topped with crunchy pistachios. Elegant, indulgent, and perfect for special occasions or a personal treat.
Ingredients
1 batch pistachio pastry cream
1 batch choux pastry
2 cups powdered sugar (240 g)
Dash vanilla extract (about 1 g)
2–4 tbsp milk
1/2 cup pistachios, chopped (50 g), for topping
Instructions
- Prepare the pistachio pastry cream and chill in the fridge until fully cooled.
- Make the choux pastry and transfer it to a piping bag fitted with a 1-½” French star tip. Pipe 4–5 inch logs onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Smooth rough edges with damp fingers. Dust with powdered sugar or lightly spray with cooking spray.
- Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 25 minutes. Poke a hole in each end to release steam, rotate trays, and bake for 5 more minutes. Turn off oven, prop the door open, and let cool inside for 15–20 minutes. Poke three holes in the bottom of each shell to finish cooling.
- Fill a piping bag with pistachio pastry cream and pipe into the cooled shells through the holes until full.
- For the glaze, sift powdered sugar into a bowl, whisk in vanilla, and add milk gradually until thick but pourable. Spread or pipe glaze onto filled éclairs and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
- Chill éclairs for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow glaze to set.
Notes
Swap pistachio pastry cream with hazelnut or almond pastry cream for variation.
Dip tops in melted white chocolate instead of glaze for a richer finish.
Add a thin layer of raspberry or cherry jam under the glaze for a fruity twist.
Store filled éclairs in the fridge for up to 3 days. For best results, freeze empty shells and fill fresh.
- Prep Time: 23 minutes
- Cook Time: 47 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 3400
- Sugar: 240 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 180 g
- Saturated Fat: 70 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 105 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 410 g
- Fiber: 12 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 320 mg
