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Christmas Eclair Pie

SUBMITTED BY: ANDROMEDA050456

"This dessert is so scrumptious, my kids eat it up fast! It's exactly what it sounds like!"

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PREP TIME	25 Min
COOK TIME	1 Hr 10 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 35 Min

SERVINGS

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Servings
USMETRIC

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

PASTRY
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
FILLING
1 pint heavy cream, whipped
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
2 1/2 cups milk
FROSTING
1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting
1 cup heavy cream, whipped (optional)
1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries (optional)
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

What to Drink?
	Coffee

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour a pizza pan. Grease the bottom of a small glass bowl and place in center of pan.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine butter and water; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in flour, stirring until thickened. Stir in eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each. Pour batter around bowl, forming a ring.
Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow pastry to rise another 15 minutes. Do not open the oven door while pastry is rising. After the 15 minutes, remove pastry from oven and cool completely. Cut through the pastry horizontally, making a bottom and a top.
Beat together the milk and pudding mix. Stir pudding mixture into whipped cream and beat until thick. Spread filling in pastry bottom, and then replace pastry top.
Heat the prepared chocolate frosting for a few seconds in the microwave, to make it pourable. Pour over filled pastry, letting it drip down the sides.
If desired, pipe dots of whipped cream on top, sprinkle with walnuts, and place a cherry on each whipped cream dot.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on jun. 2, 2003 by Echo

If you LOVE a Chocolate Eclair, you will LOVE this dessert! It was magnificent!!! MORE

Reviewed on nov. 30, 2005 by Kathryn C

This sounded so wonderful. The pastry never did rise. I have tried to make it twice. I dont... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 12, 2004 by SASHADORMAN

I thought this was really yummy. The vanilla pudding with whipping cream was a dessert in... MORE

Reviewed on oct. 15, 2002 by LADY COOK A LOT

OH SO YUMMY MORE

Reviewed on oct. 15, 2002 by ELKEHINZE

This recipe is absolutely the best!! My husband's favorite dessert are eclairs. I made this... MORE

Reviewed on mar. 23, 2009 by Laura

I made this recipe for a holiday party and it has been a request ever since! Last time, I... MORE

Reviewed on dec. 24, 2008 by NLANDA

This is an awesome, tasty treat! I made 2 of these because the first one fell flat. Here's... MORE

Reviewed on dec. 29, 2006 by d.j.

Very good. I had enough filling to make another one. The dough really didn't rise much so... MORE

Reviewed on dec. 27, 2006 by vkitts

This was very yummy but very messy!! I didn't like the circle thing with the glass bowl in... MORE