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or less commonly choux paste
: a very light, egg-based dough used to make pastries (such as cream puffs and éclairs )
Choux pastry is preferred cooked before freezing and filled after thawing …—
Margaret Leach et al.
Margaret Leach et al.I fell for choux paste, aka cream-puff dough, early in my cooking career.—Sara Dickerman
Sara Dickermancalled also pate a choux
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This recipe is a no-fuss take on the éclair, a beloved French pastry made with a base of pâte à choux, or choux pastry.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
And for those who don't know, this is an old school French dessert that is essentially one giant choux pastry ring.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
For dessert, save room for a towering Paris-Brest, a choux pastry wheel filled with hazelnut cream, before heading for drinks at one of the many dive bars nearby.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
Folding their history and legacy on top of each other like the layers of a choux pastry, Perry and his editor, the documentary filmmaker Robert Greene, combine the tour footage with three other events, each building a piece of whimsical mythology.
—Scott Tobias, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
And for those who don't know, this is an old school French dessert that is essentially one giant choux pastry ring.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
For dessert, save room for a towering Paris-Brest, a choux pastry wheel filled with hazelnut cream, before heading for drinks at one of the many dive bars nearby.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
Folding their history and legacy on top of each other like the layers of a choux pastry, Perry and his editor, the documentary filmmaker Robert Greene, combine the tour footage with three other events, each building a piece of whimsical mythology.
—Scott Tobias, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for choux pastry
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“Choux pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choux%20pastry. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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