Eclairs Recipes
Eclairs the easy way — Good Puddin' AKA Eclair Cake, Eclair Puffs, Famous Cream Puffs, Mint Chocolate Chip Eclairs — for potlucks and weeknight sweet tooths.
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dessertGood Puddin’ AKA Eclair Cake
A delicious layered pudding dessert with graham crackers and chocolate frosting.
Jessi TesterIngredients
- 3 small boxes instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tub cool whip
- 1 family size box graham crackers
- 1 tub chocolate cake frosting (Pillsbury fudge)
- 3.5 cups cold milk
Instructions
- 1Combine pudding mix and milk in a mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer on medium for 2 minutes.
- 2Add the entire tub of cool whip and the can of Eagle Brand to the pudding mixture. Mix with a hand mixer until completely smooth.
- 3In a 9x13 inch pan, spread about 2 tablespoons of pudding mixture evenly in a very thin layer at the bottom.
- 4Place a layer of graham crackers over the pudding layer.
- 5Add a layer of pudding mixture (about 3/4 inch thick) over the graham crackers.
- 6Repeat the layers of graham crackers and pudding mixture until the pan is filled, ending with a layer of graham crackers on top.
- 7Remove foil from the frosting tub, microwave for 1 minute, then stir well to melt.
- 8Pour the melted frosting over the top layer of graham crackers and smooth out.
- 9Cover the pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
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Eclairs look fancy sitting on a plate, but most of them come down to the same two things: something soft and creamy inside, and something chocolatey on top. Once you know that, they stop being intimidating and start being a Tuesday.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection when they've got a church supper or a birthday coming up and want dessert that looks like it took all afternoon. The no-bake ones go together in twenty minutes and sit in the fridge until you need them.
Every recipe here is either a layered icebox version or a real pastry puff. Good Puddin' AKA Eclair Cake and Eclair Cake - Don't Lose This Recipe! use instant vanilla pudding and whipped topping, while Eclair Puffs, Famous Cream Puffs, and Mint Chocolate Chip Eclairs start with water, butter, and flour on the stove.
Quick Tips
- 1
Cook the paste first
Stir the flour into the boiling water and butter and keep stirring 2 to 3 minutes until the dough pulls into a ball and leaves a film on the pan.
- 2
Add eggs one at a time
Let the dough cool 5 minutes, then beat in each egg completely before adding the next so the batter stays smooth and glossy.
- 3
Don't open the oven
Puffs collapse from a draft. Leave the door shut the full bake, then poke a small hole in each one and let them dry out 5 more minutes.
- 4
Chill the cake overnight
Layered eclair cake needs at least 8 hours in the fridge so the graham crackers soften into cake-like layers before you cut it.
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