How to make croquembouche – The most impressive dessert

Croque en Bouche – Croquembouche is a truly impressive dessert that is perfect for Christmas or New Year’s Eve. It consists of crispy craquelin balls covered with almond pastry cream that are bonded together with delicious caramel to form an irresistible cone.

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Craquelin

1/2 cup ` (113g) butter, room temperature
2/3 cup (135g) light brown sugar
1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon (1g) salt

Vanilla Almond Pastry Cream
2 cups (500ml) milk
1 teaspoon (5g) vanilla extract
1 teaspoon (5g) almond extract
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup (70g) sugar
1/4 cup (30g) cornmeal
2 tablespoons (16g) flour
1 tablespoon (15g) unsalted butter

Choux cake
1 1/2 (190g) all-purpose flour
5 fl oz (150ml) milk
5 fl oz (150ml) of water
1 tablespoon (15g) sugar
1 teaspoon (5g) salt
4 oz (120g) unsalted butter
6 eggs

Caramel syrup
2 cups (400g) sugar
1/2 cup (120ml) of water