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Merchant Gourmet Profiteroles

Profiteroles make for a fantastically indulgent retro pud, but often the offerings in supermarkets have less than fresh tasting fillings and are drowned in cheap chocolate. Making your own can be a complicated affair even for the most accomplished cook, and often choux pastry has a texture resembling shoe leather rather than the light whisper of soft pastry it should.

Merchant Gourmet have come to the rescue with their French patisserie profiteroles, golden and light they make a perfect storecupboard standby for impromptu desserts. Fill with whipped cream flavoured with a little of your favourite boozy tipple and drizzle over chocolate melted with an extra splash of cream or a refreshing fruit coulis.

Priced £2.89 for a box of 24 from Waitrose.

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