the most amazing treat to eat and easy to make

I made these french eclairs for my french class, and everybody loved it! I have to say, though, my first time making the eclairs, it was extremely time consuming. Also, my batter for the dough came out very liquidy and not very solid at all. i was not sure how the batter was supposed to look, so i just baked the eclairs as it was. unfortunately, the eclairs did not puff up. Also, i made way too much filling according to this recipe. The second time i made this however, i refridgerated the eclair dough and it came out solid, and puffed out just great! i have to say,although extremely time consuming and messy, the eclairs TASTED phenomenal. Another thing, though, about the filling, was that it took way too long to beat the cream until it was fluffy. i would suggest just buying some premade whipped cream if you are on a time crunch.

I make eclairs alot and for those who have a problem with the "shell"part not turning out....The recipe I have used for years (same ingredients and measurements for 12)calls for the ball of dough to cool for 5 mins. then beat in eggs one at a time. After putting on greased baking sheet; bake for 20-25 mins. at 400(golden brown), then cut a 1-inch long slit on side of each eclair. Reduce oven temp to 375 and bake for 10 more mins (this allows the inside to cook a little).Hope this helps.

Yummmmmm!Heaven on a platter!

Loved the different filling. Made miniature eclairs with this recipe. Everyone loved them.

Well I'm perplexed. I tried this recipe because the positive reviews outweighed the negative ones. Unfortunately my experience was negative. I didn't want bite size eclairs so I made mine a little larger and baked them a few minutes longer. The dough turned out greasy and the centers were uncooked and eggy tasting. I wound up with 12 eclairs and enough filling for 12 more. I did give this two stars because at least they are edible. I'm an experienced baker but can't imagine what went wrong. Won't be making this again.

Wonderful recipe. Everyone thought they were so delicious. However, they either have to be refrigerated or eaten within three days, as the filling will spoil and take on a bad flavor. (Found this out the hard way.)

I have made these several times. I did not care for them too much, but I am not a big "Sweets" person. My husband loves them and requests them quite often. Thanks for the recipe!!!

Taste great. Just a reminder, beat eggs in with electric beaters.

I made these eclairs one morning, hoping for a nice treat for myself. What I got was something that tasted like an egg muffin. Why are we using 4 eggs for 1 cup of flour? I would not recommend this recipe to anyone, and I will not be making these again.

Made the shells first because how they came out would determine if the whole recipe was worth making. Not to my surpirse did the shells come out like garbage. Way too much butter for such a dinky amount of flour. First off the amount would have made maybe 6 tiny tiny shells which are bit sized! Second the dough never becomes shell like but stays doughy and soft. Very gross to look at and tasted like oily un-cooked dough. Horrible recipe! And a waste of ingredients!

These were great!!! I've never made eclairs before but they were delicious. They took about 2 hours to make but it was worth it! I made 11 big eclairs instead of 20 little ones. I would suggest making more chocolate topping though.

My family went crazy about this recipe. It was delicious. My 8 year old grandson told me that he didn't want me to bake his birthday cake in Feb., he wanted these eclairs. Easy to make too.

I didn't follow the filling. I used chocolate cream to fill and sifted icing sugar on top. Really nice...=)

This recipe was really easy and the puffs were light and delicate. I didn't use the chocolate frosting, but instead I used black cherry pie filling and it was fabulous! I recommend this as a wonderful dessert for company or just a special easy and delicious end to a meal!

This was a really good recipe but I put in two 3.5 ounces of chocolate pudding and a little extra milk. They were fantastic!! They were the simplest cream puffs I have ever made!

Easy to make dessert--I will make it again.