Name: Mini Eclair Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 740 min
Ingredients: 2 cup graham cracker crumbs (I used store bought in a can. I find these to work the best); 12 tablespoons butter (melted); 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1 box French Vanilla Instant Pudding (3.4 oz box); 6 ounces cool whip (make sure to defrost it four hours before needed); 1 3/4 cups milk; 1 tub dark chocolate frosting

These mini-eclair bites takes one of my favorite recipes and shrinks it down to bite-sized desserts!

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If you know me, you know that I love anything mini! I made this amazing dessert a few weeks ago, a Chocolate Eclair Cake, it was so easy to make and a HUGE hit! So I thought….. hmmmmm can I possibly mini-ize this??

Well, the answer is yes, and WOW were these Mini Eclair Bites waaaaayyyy good!! Try to eat just one….I dare you!!!

Mini Eclair Bites - an easy and delicious dessert

Mini Eclair Bites Recipe

4.88 from 8 votes

Mini Eclair Bites

Author — Jenn Fishkind

Serves —

These mini-eclair bites takes one of my favorite recipes and shrinks it down to bite-sized desserts!

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Chill Overnight 12 hrs

Total Time 12 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

Crust

▢ 2 cup graham cracker crumbs I used store bought in a can. I find these to work the best
▢ 12 tablespoons butter melted
▢ ½ cup powdered sugar

Filling

▢ 1 box French Vanilla Instant Pudding 3.4 oz box
▢ 6 ounces cool whip make sure to defrost it four hours before needed
▢ 1 ¾ cups milk
▢ 1 tub dark chocolate frosting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease mini muffin pan with non-stick butter spray
Melt butter
In a medium size bowl mix graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and butter with a spoon (slowly add the butter and evenly distribute)
PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW REGARDING CRUST
Evenly distribute mixture to the 24 mini muffin cups. Press along the bottom and sides to make a “cup”
Bake for 5 minutes (or until beginning to brown) and let cool completely
In a medium size bowl, mix pudding and milk using a mixer
Fold in cool whip using a spoon
Fill either decorating bag or a plastic bag with the corner cut off with the cream filling
Fill the graham cracker crusts with the cream filling
Microwave the dark chocolate frosting for 20-30 seconds to make it easier to work with.
Fill another decorating bag or plastic bag with the corner cut off with the chocolate frosting
Top the cream with a dollop of chocolate frosting
Refrigerate overnight.

Jenn’s Notes

NOTE: Some people have found the crust recipe to work perfect, while some others found the 12 tablespoons of butter was way to much and the butter started to pool – you may want to start by using 1/2 C butter (1 stick vs. 1 1/2 sticks, or 12 T) Melt the butter and add slowly to the crumbs, a little bit at a time, making sure it’s not too wet. You can always add more or save the leftover butter for later. You want a soft dough that sticks together slightly when you try to form a ball, not a wet dough.

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Comments

Erin says:

March 2, 2021 at 9:28 am

Hi! How do the minj eclairs get stored and for how long? Thanks

TJ says:

April 25, 2022 at 10:10 am

hi
we cant get graham crackers so what can i use instead pls

1. Jenn says:
  
  April 25, 2022 at 10:14 am
  
  I googled a substitute for the UK (I think that may be where you are?). They said digestive biscuits could work!
  
  1. tj says:
    
    May 18, 2022 at 3:37 pm
    
    im not in the uk but thanks for the idea i think i can get those type of biscuits on line and get them sent out