Description
These Easy Chocolate Cream Buns are soft brioche-style rolls filled with airy chocolate mousse and dipped in a glossy chocolate glaze. Inspired by Italian maritozzi, they’re elegant, indulgent, and quick to make using simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 12 sweet brioche or slider-style rolls
- 150 g chocolate, chopped (for mousse)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (120 g, for ganache base)
- 2/3 cup chilled heavy cream (160 g, for folding into mousse)
- 150 g chocolate (for glaze)
- 75 g butter (for glaze)
Instructions
- Heat 1/2 cup cream until simmering, pour over 150 g chopped chocolate, cover 5 minutes, then stir to form ganache. Let cool 10 minutes.
- Whip 2/3 cup chilled cream to stiff peaks. Gently fold into cooled ganache in batches. Chill mousse 20 minutes until pipeable.
- Split rolls down the center (not all the way through). Pipe mousse generously into each bun and smooth tops. Chill buns on wire rack.
- For glaze, melt 150 g chocolate with 75 g butter until glossy and smooth. Let cool slightly.
- Dip the top edge of each chilled bun at an angle into the glaze. Shake off excess and return to rack to set.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- Use dark or milk chocolate to vary sweetness/intensity.
- Add espresso powder or nut paste to ganache for flavor variations.
- Top glaze with nuts, cocoa nibs, or powdered sugar if desired.
- Store in fridge up to 1 week. Let sit at room temp for 30 mins before serving.
- Avoid freezing as it may affect mousse and glaze texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bun
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
