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The Secret to Insanely Easy Pain Au Chocolat

I just love the flakey French pastry called pain au chocolat. What I don’t love is how long they take to make. That was until I decided it was perfectly okay to take a shortcut!

Easy Pain Au Chocolat recipe.  Three easy steps to freshly baked chocolate filled flakey pastries

What shortcut you ask? Frozen puff pastry! There was a time when I would never have considered using frozen puff pastry, but not anymore! A good quality frozen puff pastry can produce an incredibly delicious pain au chocolat with barely any effort.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I do still enjoy making puff pastry from scratch sometimes. But, knowing that I can whip out some frozen pastry to thaw in the fridge overnight and then bake up a fresh batch of these yummy French inspired treats in the morning really can’t be beat!

On one of our grocery shopping trips, I was tempted to buy some already made chocolate croissants from the bakery counter. That was until I saw the price. For the price of just two pastries I was able to buy a package of frozen puff pastry. I already had chocolate at home.

I made 8 pastries for what it would have cost me to buy 2 from the bakery. The best part is I was able to enjoy them warm from the oven!

How to make Pain Au Chocolat in 3 easy steps

Step One – Prepare Pastry

The pastry I purchase comes in a package of 2 “blocks” so I need to roll out the puff pastry to measure about 12 x 6 inches.

Easy Pain Au Chocolate recipe using frozen puff pastry

Using a sharp knife cut, along the long side, into four equal strips.

Step Two – the chocolat

If you are really particular, you can use chocolate batons made specifically for pain au chocolat. But any good quality dark chocolate will do just fine.

Place one piece of chocolate along the short edge of the pastry dough and roll once. Add a second piece of chocolate and roll right to the end.

Arrange on a cookie sheet lined with a Silpat mat (or parchment paper) and brush with an egg beaten with a splash of milk.

Step 3 – Bake!

Allow to cool somewhat and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

These are so yummy, nobody would guess you didn’t make that flakey pastry from scratch!

Nothing elevates a weekend breakfast than freshly baked pastries. Baking up a batch of these easy Pain au chocolat and serving them with a hot cup of coffee or tea will transport you to a patio outside a cute little Patisserie in Paris!

Hosting a brunch, or a get together with the girls? Bake up a batch of these and impress them with your baking prowess! I won’t tell if you don’t!

Easy Pain Au Chocolat Recipe

You might want to try these salted caramel puff pastry squares! One of the most populr “recipes” here at Red Cottage Chronicles and also made with frozen puff pastry dough!

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  1. Julie says

    January 15, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    These look wonderful! I am wondering if you could give me information on what brand of puff pastry you use.
    Thanks,
    Julie

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    • Maureen says

      January 15, 2020 at 3:10 pm

      Hi Julie! Thank you for your comment! I am in Canada and use Tenderflake puff pastry. Hope that helps 🙂

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  2. Linda Krenz says

    January 16, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    Hi Maureen,

    Pain au chocolat is my favourite pastry! I’m so excited to try your 3-step recipe. They look easier to make than I thought. Thank you!

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    • Maureen says

      January 18, 2020 at 5:35 pm

      Thanks Linda! They are so good with such little effort!

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