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This Chocolate Eclair Dessert is so super easy you may not even believe it. It’s a No-Bake, No-Fuss, heavenly concoction to be sure. Layers of sweet french vanilla pudding are spread between layers of graham crackers and topped with a smooth chocolate frosting. It’s simple, most definitely but wonderful. It tastes a lot like a delicious chocolate eclair from the bakery. My family loved it, I loved it. I bet some of you have made it in the past, yes? It’s one of those recipes that has been floating around for a long time. Thanks goes to my sweet sister-in-law Rachel for passing it on to me. ๐
And to you.
Hope you love it!
Let me show you how to make it happen!
1. Grab 2 small (3.4 ounce) boxes of French Vanilla Instant Pudding. Pour them into your stand mixer or large mixing bowl.
2. Add 3 1/3 C cold milk. (I used 2%)
3. Beat the pudding for about 3 minutes, or until it has thickened. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula 2-3 times during the mixing process to be sure all of the powdered mix gets incorporated.
4. Add 1 (8 ounce) package of cool whip (be sure it has thawed) to the pudding. Fold it in to combine.
5. Grab a 9×13 pan and spray it with cooking spray.
6. Open up a box (14.4 ounce) of graham crackers…
and line the bottom of the pan with crackers.
7. Pour 1/3 of the pudding mixture over the crackers.
8. Add another layer of crackers and 1/3 more pudding. Place a 3rd layer of crackers over the top and add the remaining pudding.
9. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
10. Into a small mixing bowl combine 6 Tb cocoa powder, 2 tsp corn syrup, 2 tsp vanilla, 3 Tb butter (softened), 1 1/2 C powdered sugar and 3 Tb milk. Beat it until nice and smooth. (I used a hand held electric mixer).
11. Drop spoonfuls of the chocolate topping carefully over the top of the pudding.
11. Spread it out evenly over the top.
12. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours.
Serve and enjoy!
Chocolate Eclair Dessert
Ingredients
- 2 small 3.4 ounce boxes French Vanilla Instant Pudding
- 3 1/2 C milk I used 2 %
- 1 8 ounce container cool whip, thawed
- 1 14.4 ounce box graham crackers
- CHOCOLATE TOPPING:
- 6 Tb cocoa powder
- 2 tsp corn syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 Tb butter softened
- 1 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 3 Tb milk
Instructions
- 1. Grab 2 small (3.4 ounce) boxes of French Vanilla Instant Pudding. Pour them into your stand mixer or large mixing bowl.
- 2. Add 3 1/2 C cold milk. (I used 2%)
- 3. Beat the pudding for about 3 minutes, or until it has thickened. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula 2-3 times during the mixing process to be sure all of the powdered mix gets incorporated.
- 4. Add 1 (8 ounce) package of cool whip (be sure it has thawed) to the pudding. Fold it in to combine.
- 5. Grab a 9x13 pan and spray it with cooking spray.
- 6. Open up a box (14.4 ounce) of graham crackers and line the bottom of the pan with crackers.
- 7. Pour 1/3 of the pudding mixture over the crackers.
- 8. Add another layer of crackers and 1/3 more pudding. Place a 3rd layer of crackers over the top and add the remaining pudding.
- 9. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- 10. Into a small mixing bowl combine 6 Tb cocoa powder, 2 tsp corn syrup, 2 tsp vanilla, 3 Tb butter (softened), 1 1/2 C powdered sugar and 3 Tb milk. Beat it until nice and smooth. (I used a hand held electric mixer).
- 11. Drop spoonfuls of the chocolate topping carefully over the top of the pudding.
- 12. Spread it out evenly over the top.
- 13. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours.
- Serve and enjoy!
Recipe from Rachel Eskelson
YUM! I ADDED IN A STRAWBERRY LAYER WHEN I MADE IT. NEXT TIME I’M GOING TO USE PISTACHIO PUDDING WITH A BANANA LAYER.
Tamara,
That sounds amazing! So glad it worked out well for you!
All the best,
~Jamie
We had guests for dinner yesterday, and my daughter made this for dessert. It was delicious!
Oh, my goodness, yes. I had forgotten about this dessert. It truly is more than the sum of its parts. Thanks for reminding me!
Can I use real whipped cream instead of Cool Whip?
I love your recipes and your weekly plans Jamie. The ones I really want to try I print them out. I only wish the picture would be included in the selection to Print. Do you think you could make it possible? Thank you
I agree that being able to print the picture with the recipe adds so much when I want to see how your finished item looked.
Made this once my future son-in-law loved it and is begging for it doing it again today
This was a hit made it once already my son-in-law loved it so I just made it again for his birthday so easy to do and delish
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