` I love having an arsenal of dessert recipes at my fingertips. In my kitchen, I keep a separate box for all the different recipe cards, newspaper cut-outs, and cookbook photocopies that I have around. One section of that box is labeled “Best Desserts.” The star of that section is this recipe for eclair cake. This is a “no bake” recipe that’s about as easy to make as you could imagine. No bake desserts are a love of mine, and this recipe is a great example. You mix up the eclair filling, line a baking dish with graham crackers, and whip up a glaze. It’s super easy, but makes enough to feed a crowd. Honestly, the hardest part of making this recipe is waiting overnight for it to sit in the fridge! I love bringing this recipe to cook outs. Something about a hot burger fresh off the grill really complements a smooth, creamy bite of this eclair cake. Give it a try.
Recipe Notes: Sitting Overnight: As much as you might want to, you cannot skip the overnight wait time. This dish absolutely has to sit the fridge for the whole night in order to come out right. The time in the fridge helps the éclair cake to set up, and it gives the graham crackers time to absorb some of that creamy cake texture and get soft, mushy, and moist. Without the time in the fridge, your finished dish won’t have that soft, almost pudding-like texture. Sugar Free: One of the things that is great about this recipe is that you can substitute sugar free mixes into the recipe. If you’d like, feel free to use a sugar free pudding mix or sugar free cool whip. The glaze ends up being pretty sweet, so I hardly notice a difference in taste when I use the sugar free versions. Glaze: I’ve had a few people tell me that they use their own homemade frosting on the top instead of the glaze I use in the recipe. That’s totally fine, of course. Whatever frosting recipe you want to use is fine. I like this glaze because it’s not too heavy, and it doesn’t overpower the taste of the éclair cake. I would recommend against using a really heavy frosting.ƒ How about some more yummy no-bake desserts? © SpendWithPennies.com. Content and photographs are copyright protected. Sharing of this recipe is both encouraged and appreciated. Copying and/or pasting full recipes to any social media is strictly prohibited. Please view my photo use policy here.
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