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Easy desserts for busy nights — chocolate eclair dessert, cannoli cream pie, grilled peaches, pretzel strawberry squares — for potlucks and last-minute sweets.

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Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Easy no-bake pudding dessert

2 hr 15 min250 cal3 g proteinServes 12351 saves

Rebecca Day

Ingredients

1 box Graham cracker
2 3oz packages Instant vanilla pudding mix
3 cups Milk
8 oz Container of whipped topping
16 oz Package prepared chocolate frosting

Instructions

1Line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with graham crackers.
2In a large bowl, combine pudding mix and milk. I used a hand mixer. Fold in whipped topping with pudding mixture. Spread half of the mixture over graham crackers. Top with another layer of graham crackers and pudding mixture.
3Top with a final layer of graham crackers.
4Take the foil seal off of the chocolate frosting container and put the frosting in the microwave for 15-30 seconds. Stir. Repeat if necessary to get it to a glaze consistency.
5Pour the chocolate frosting/glaze on top of the final layer of graham crackers. Adjust to the amount you want to use.
6Refrigerate for at least 2 hours

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Dessert shouldn't mean another hour in the kitchen. Most of these come together with cream cheese, pudding, cookie crumbs, and a little time in the fridge while dinner gets eaten.

Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection when company's coming on short notice, when there's a potluck sign-up sheet, or when the kids want something sweet on a Tuesday.

Every recipe here is simple and reliable: Chocolate Eclair Dessert layered with graham crackers, a no-bake Cannoli Cream Pie, Strawberry & Raspberry Pretzel Dessert, Grilled Peach Dessert with honey and ice cream, Turtle Lush, and a Reese's peanut butter cheese ball.

Quick Tips

1
Soften the cream cheese
Leave it on the counter 30 to 45 minutes before mixing. Cold cream cheese leaves lumps that never beat out smooth.
2
Chill at least four hours
No-bake layered desserts need 4 hours, and overnight is better, so the graham crackers or pretzels set up enough to cut clean squares.
3
Press crumb crusts firmly
Use the flat bottom of a measuring cup to pack 2 cups of crumbs and melted butter tight against the pan so the crust holds together.
4
Cool pretzel crust completely
Let the baked pretzel layer cool 20 to 30 minutes before adding cream cheese, or the filling will slide and melt.