Eclair Dessert: Make It Your Way

Ingredients

1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
2 cups cold milk
1 pkg. (4-serving size) instant pudding
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
78 NILLA Wafers, divided
2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate

Instructions

• BEAT cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk. Add dry pudding mix (see flavor choices below); beat 2 min. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups whipped topping.
• LINE 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap. Arrange 15 wafers, top-sides down, on bottom of pan; cover with 1/4 of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers 3 times. Top with 15 of the remaining wafers. Refrigerate 3 hours.
• INVERT dessert onto plate; remove plastic wrap. Microwave chocolate and 1 cup of the remaining whipped topping in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 25 sec.; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Cool 1 min. Pour over dessert. Garnish with remaining whipped topping and wafers.
• MAKE IT YOUR WAY:
• CHOCOLATE- CARAMEL: Use Chocolate Instant Pudding and stir in 1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping. Garnish with additional 1 tsp. caramel topping.
• TOASTED COCONUT: Use Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and stir 1/2 tsp. coconut extract into prepared pudding. Stir 1/3 cup toasted BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut into chocolate mixture before pouring over dessert. Garnish with additional 1 tsp. toasted coconut.
• EGGNOG: Use Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and stir 1/2 tsp. rum extract and 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg into prepared pudding.

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