Classic French Eclairs

Prep time: 25 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Perfect with espresso 😮😬
Makes 12

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• pinch of salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 package (10 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups whipped topping
• 1 can (16 oz) milk chocolate frosting

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Bring butter and water to a boil in a saucepan. Add flour and salt all at once. Cook, stirring vigorously, until mixture forms ball. Remove from heat.
2. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Spoon into strips on greased baking sheets. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Split lengthwise; scoop out doughy centers. Cool on wire racks. Prepare pudding mix with milk using package directions. Blend in whipped topping.
4. Spoon pudding into eclairs. Replace tops. Warm frosting in microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes. Drizzle over eclairs.

For a thicker pudding, use half the amount of milk.

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