EASY ECLAIRS

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Number Of Ingredients 16

Eclairs:
1 cup water
1 stick margarine
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
4 eggs
Filling:
2 packages vanilla instant pudding
3 cups whole milk
2 cups whipped cream (I use cool whip)
2 tsp. vanilla
Frosting:
2 squares melted semi sweet chocolate
2 tablespoons melted butter
3 table spoons warm milk
1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

Steps:

Eclair ring: Bring water and margarine to boil. turn down to low heat and add flour and salt. Stir fast until dough leaves side of pan. Quickly move dough to a large bowls. Add eggs and beat with electric beater until smooth. Determine how many eclairs you need and plop that many globs on cookie sheet. Bake @ 400 degrees until golden and firm. (40ish minutes depending on size of globs). Turn off oven but leave in the oven for 15 minutes longer (do not open oven at this time!). When cool, Cut in half and add filling! When cool I put in zip locks up to 2 days in advance. Filling: Make pudding according to directions but using 3 cups of milk instead of what the boxes call for (2 boxes plus 3 cups of milk). Mix remainder of ingredients in bowl with electric mixer. I've make this, too, 2 days in advance and kept in fridge. Frosting: Melt all together in double boiler. I make in advance and reheat to drizzle hot over eclairs just before serving. YUMMMMM!