Some occasions call for a celebratory dessert, but you don't always feel up to baking. Here is an easy no-bake chocolate eclair cake that is full of creamy goodness & chocolate, and comes together without an oven. It's perfect for get-togethers with family & friends any time of year!
We love that this No-Bake Chocolate Eclair cake is easy to make and uses whole ingredients. Without much "hands-on time", it's a make-ahead dessert that will be a show-stopper at your next gathering. And using a2 Milk™ 3.25% whole milk makes it extra creamy & silky - we love this gut-friendly milk that tastes amazing!
NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE
Celebrate a special occasion without any fuss!
Serves 4
Ingredients:
Pudding Layers
- 2 Cups a2 Milk™ 3.25% Homogenized
- 4 Egg yolks
- ½ Cup Cane sugar
- ¼ Cup Cornstarch
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 2 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
- ½ Cup Prepared Coconut whipped topping
- 12 Whole Graham crackers
Chocolate Ganache
- 8 oz. Dark chocolate chips or chunks
- ½ C. a2 Milk™ 3.25% Homogenized
- Shaved Coconut for garnish (optional)
instructions:
- Whisk together the milk and egg yolks. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and a pinch of kosher salt. Add the butter and the vanilla.
- Place the saucepan over medium heat. Whisking, add the milk ½ cup at a time as the mixture comes to a simmer (do not boil). Just as it begins to thicken, remove the pan from the heat. Place the pan on a cold burner or a trivet and whisk constantly until the pudding is fully thickened.
- Pour the pudding through a strainer into a mixing bowl. Place parchment paper directly on top of the pudding to avoid a skin. Chill for 2 hours or overnight.
- Incorporate the pudding and the whipped coconut topping.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a saucepan with the a2 milk over low heat.
- Cover the bottom of a 9x9 baking dish with a single layer of graham crackers and top with 1/3 of the pudding mixture.
- Repeat layers ending with pudding mixture.
- Spread the chocolate ganache over the top of the last pudding layer.
- Chill until fully set and garnish with shaved coconut if desired.
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