How to Use profiterole in a Sentence

profiterole

noun
Definition of profiterolenext
  • The wet, chewy dough of profiteroles and the hard, dense carrot cake took the shine off the dessert menu.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2019
  • Dessert was crème brûlée, passion fruit mousse and a profiterole topped with chocolate sauce.
    — Elizabeth Field, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2017
  • On the 40th floor, the Bulgari Dolci pastry shop serves up profiteroles and almond-and-chocolate caprese cake.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco Gage Daughdrill Gisela Williams Laura Bannister Devorah Lev-Tov Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Non-porcine options include chicken-liver terrine, a catch-of-the-day fish and duck, and the profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate sauce should not be missed.
    — Alexander Lobrano, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Head to this Lakeview restaurant for their profiteroles with sour cherry, sassafrass and shiso flavors.
    — Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago, 17 Nov. 2017
  • Eternal favorites like profiteroles, tiramisu and scoops of gelati are on the menu but the flourless chocolate cake is a great option for those who have room for dessert and don’t want to leave the table overly full.
    — Marissa Charles, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
  • For dessert, enjoy authentic crepes, or my favorite, profiteroles, which are cream puffs with ice cream inside and chocolate sauce on top.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Try the ice cream profiteroles — a collaboration at The Chocolate, with pate choux puff filled with Cloud Ninth vanilla ice cream and drizzled with passion fruit sauce.
    — Heather L. King, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • Save room for after dinner, when foie gras also makes another appearance, this one on the dessert menu: foie gras profiteroles served with caramel sauce and sea salt.
    — Mike Morris, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2019
  • Still, the film vividly evokes the drama of a fine meal, and the epic journey from aspic to profiteroles that Tower helped elevate to the level of an artistic experience.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2017
  • There are six varieties of gin-and-tonic, and no fewer than twelve desserts: profiteroles and madeleines, flourless chocolate cake and chocolate pot de crème, tarte au citron and tarte tatin.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Other shots from the Rhode brand's social media account showed that guests could sample on giant platters of fries, a tower of profiteroles and even jello!
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Housemade desserts were subtle instead of sugary, including tiramisu ($10) and airy, creamy profiteroles ($12).
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Desserts like profiteroles and brownie sundaes are well executed: good chocolate sauce here, Toscanini's ice cream there.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Shoemaker's menu includes French onion soup; black truffle winter gnocchi; salmon and porcini ragu; and profiteroles.
    — Jenn Harris, latimes.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Desserts included Baked Alaska and Turkish-style profiteroles.
    — Julie Jordan, PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2019
  • Ten main courses follow, under Plats Principaux, and then come a dozen desserts that more or less describe themselves: profiteroles, chocolate pot de crème, a cheerfully sour lemon tart.
    — New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The same sense of enterprise came through in desserts that ranged from sophisticated cheesecake with raspberry and sage to playful profiteroles with roasted banana caramel.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Desserts include pecan carrot cake, caramel profiteroles, chocolate marquise cake, bread pudding, pineapple fritters and cupcakes, along with chocolate eggs.
    — Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Split profiteroles and pipe blackberry filling on bottom halves, dividing evenly.
    — Marian Cooper Cairns, Country Living, 2 Mar. 2017
  • Rochambeau, a French brasserie offering fare ranging from coq au vin to profiteroles, is officially opening this week in the Back Bay, according to restaurant representatives.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • As a nod to the famous foie gras-everything profiterole next door, Canard will feature another famous choux pastry, a Paris Brest, currently with strawberries and toasted coconut.
    — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Midweek, Sevilla and his staff begin their work: emulsifying ganaches, piping profiteroles, baking and decorating cakes.
    — Simran Sethi, Washington Post, 24 July 2019

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