profiterole
noun
pro·fit·er·ole
prə-ˈfi-tə-ˌrōl 
: a miniature cream puff with a sweet or savory filling
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The all-you-can-eat experience spares no expense, offering diners delicacies including Alaskan snow crab legs and fresh-shucked oysters; prime rib; and a towering dessert bar that’s piled with parfaits, profiteroles, and mini pies.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
Desserts are wonderful old favorites, including plump profiteroles with a deep dark chocolate; succulent poached poire belle Hélène; and a hot apple tart that was crisp and sweet and had the real taste of good apples.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The available desserts on the prix fixe menu are profiteroles, a French puff pastry, and chocolate mousse.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
While her stack of profiteroles is a little wonky, both judges love her white-chocolate and coconut fillings as well as the variety with dark chocolate and caramel inside.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
Desserts are wonderful old favorites, including plump profiteroles with a deep dark chocolate; succulent poached poire belle Hélène; and a hot apple tart that was crisp and sweet and had the real taste of good apples.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The available desserts on the prix fixe menu are profiteroles, a French puff pastry, and chocolate mousse.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
While her stack of profiteroles is a little wonky, both judges love her white-chocolate and coconut fillings as well as the variety with dark chocolate and caramel inside.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for profiterole
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“Profiterole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profiterole. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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