Eclairs Recipe · Eclairs I

Cream puffs with a cream cheese filling and chocolate icing.

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons boiling water

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. For icing: In small saucepan, melt chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter over low heat. Remove from heat and, with electric mixer, beat in confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons hot water. Beat until smooth. Drizzle over filled eclairs.
3. For shells: In medium saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil, stir in 1/2 cup butter and salt. Stir until melted. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat and beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Drop by tablespoons onto baking sheet.
4. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool completely.
5. For filling: In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup of milk, a little at a time, into softened cream cheese, until creamy. Beat in remaining 1 1/2 cups milk and pudding mix. Stir until thick, 1 to 2 minutes. Cut tops off cooled pastry shells and fill. Replace tops.

Nutrition Facts

• calories380.5
• carbohydrateContent38.4 g
• cholesterolContent130.4 mg
• fatContent22.8 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent7.6 g
• saturatedFatContent13.7 g
• sodiumContent448.9 mg
• sugarContent24.8 g