Pastries & desserts

Éclair

A long choux pastry filled with cream and topped with icing.

Éclair au chocolat
Éclair au chocolatPhoto: Cornischong at Luxembourgish WikipediaCC BY-SA 3.0One eclair — Cornischong at Luxembourgish Wikipedia

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An éclair begins as an elongated shell of choux pastry. Once baked, its hollow center is filled with cream and its top is finished with icing or another decoration. Chocolate and coffee are familiar choices, while pastry shops also make fruit and other flavored versions. Read both the filling and topping.

Names to look for on menus

eclair, eclairs

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About this guide and further reading

Written by Eat French.Food. Reference check: 2026-10-07. Pronunciations are approximate guides for English speakers.