Description
Whip up this incredibly easy No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Cake. It layers graham crackers, creamy vanilla pudding, and rich chocolate frosting for a dessert that tastes just like classic eclairs without ever turning on your oven.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3 cups cold milk
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 (14.1 ounce) box graham crackers (about 36 crackers)
- 1 (12 ounce) container chocolate frosting
Instructions
- Prepare the pudding: In a large bowl, whisk together the instant vanilla pudding mix and cold milk for about two minutes until the mixture thickens.
- Fold in the whipped topping: Gently fold the thawed whipped topping into the thickened pudding mixture until it is fully combined and smooth. This creates your creamy filling.
- Assemble the first layer: Line the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish with a single layer of graham crackers, breaking them as needed to cover the bottom completely.
- Add the filling: Spread half of the creamy pudding mixture evenly over the graham cracker layer.
- Create the second cracker layer: Top the pudding layer with a second layer of graham crackers, fitting them together tightly.
- Add the remaining filling: Spread the rest of the pudding mixture over the second cracker layer.
- Top with chocolate: Spread the chocolate frosting evenly over the top layer of pudding. You can warm the frosting slightly to make spreading easier.
- Chill the cake: Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight. Chilling allows the graham crackers to soften, giving you that cake-like texture.
- Serve: Cut the chilled cake into squares and serve your easy chocolate dessert.
Notes
- For the best, most tender cake-like layers, let this dessert chill for a full 8 hours or overnight. This is a great make ahead dessert.
- If you want a richer chocolate topping, you can use a simple chocolate ganache instead of canned frosting.
- If you are taking this to a potluck, assemble it in a disposable pan for simple cleanup.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake/Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 15