Name: Magnolia Bakery Chocolate Eclair Banana Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature); 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk; 1 cup whole milk; 3/4 ounce package vanilla instant pudding mix; 2-3 medium bananas ( sliced); 8 ounces Cool Whip; 16 ounces prepared chocolate frosting; 14.4 ounce package graham crackers

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A no-bake dessert recipe, Magnolia Bakery Chocolate Eclair Banana Pudding, is an easy yet rich and decadent dessert. Multiple layers of yummy ingredients stack up to make one tasty treat.

Graham crackers are layered with vanilla pudding, bananas, and an easy chocolate ganache icing.

After I shared Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding Recipe, I remembered another recipe that had a similar pudding mixture. As well, I had just seen a photo of Chocolate Eclair Banana Pudding on Instagram and decided to replicate that recipe as well.

And, Magnolia Bakery Chocolate Eclair Banana Pudding was born!

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Magnolia Bakery Chocolate Eclair Banana Pudding

This is a no-bake, easy dessert to make. It takes less than 10 minutes to put together. It does need refrigerator time before serving, so plan ahead.

As you can see, I made my recipe in a 9×9-inch dish. For individual servings, you can make it in pretty glasses or jelly jars.

It’s also a dessert that can be made with lower-fat or fat-free ingredients. If you want a lower-fat version, substitute the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped cream.

a few tips

I layered graham crackers, pudding, and bananas. Next, I spread a nice layer of chocolate on top. This dessert is creamy and light-tasting. It’s similar in texture to cheesecake.

It must chill in the refrigerator 30 minutes to 2 hours before serving. In my opinion, the best time to serve this dessert is after it’s been made for 1 to 8 hours. I think it’s best when the crackers are still a little crisp. Because the bananas start getting mushy after a while, I prefer this dessert in the first 24 hours of being made.

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Magnolia Bakery Chocolate Eclair Banana Pudding

A no-bake dessert recipe, Magnolia Bakery Chocolate Eclair Banana Pudding, is an easy yet rich and decadent dessert. Multiple layers of yummy ingredients stack up to make one tasty treat.

Author: Paula

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings: 12 servings

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Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup whole milk
3/4 ounce package vanilla instant pudding mix
2-3 medium bananas sliced
8 ounces Cool Whip
16 ounces prepared chocolate frosting
14.4 ounce package graham crackers

Instructions

For the Pudding

In the cleaned bowl, add the cream cheese and beat until smooth.
Add the condensed milk, whole milk and vanilla pudding mix. Beat on high for 2 minutes.
By hand, fold in half the whipped cream mixture.

Assemble

In a 9×9 dish, mason jar, or individual glasses lay a single layer of graham crackers on the bottom.
Spoon pudding on top, bananas, and then add another layer of graham crackers. Repeat layers (crackers, pudding, bananas) Top with one more layer of crackers on the very top.
Microwave frosting 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. You want the frosting to pour and spread easily, but don’t want it hot.
Pour as much or little of the chocolate frosting over the top layer of crackers. Spread evenly.
Garnish with mini-chocolate chips and crushed graham crackers if desired.
Refrigerate for 1 hour up to 24 hours.

Nutrition

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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8 Comments

I don’t see the “whipped cream mixture”. The recipe starts with, “In the cleaned bowl” Where are the instructions for the step before the cream cheese/sweetened condensed milk/pudding mix step?

Paula says:

01.29.21 at 12:21 pm

I used Cool Whip and there was no other ingredients for the ‘whipped cream mixture’. The pudding is the only thing you have to mix together. Then it’s simply assembly.
So you’ll make the pudding mixture using the 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup whole milk
3/4 ounce package vanilla instant pudding mix

The remaining ingredients don’t require anything except layers in the pan.

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