Eclair Dessert: Make It Your Way

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
• softened
• 2 cups cold milk
• 1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Instant Pudding
• 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
• thawed
• divided
• 78 vanilla wafers
• divided
• 2 oz. BAKERS Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Instructions

1. Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy.
2. Gradually beat in milk.
3. Add dry pudding mix (see flavor choices below); beat 2 min.
4. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP.
5. Line 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap.
6. Arrange 15 wafers, top-sides down, on bottom of pan; cover with 1/4 of the pudding mixture.
7. Repeat layers 3 times.
8. Top with 15 of the remaining wafers.
9. Refrigerate 3 hours.
10. Invert dessert onto plate; remove plastic wrap.
11. Microwave chocolate and 1 cup of the remaining COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 25 sec.
12. ; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
13. Cool 1 min.
14. Pour over dessert.
15. Garnish with remaining COOL WHIP and wafers.
16. Make IT YOUR WAY:
17. Chocolate- CARAMEL: Use Chocolate Instant Pudding and stir in 1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping.
18. Garnish with additional 1 tsp.
19. caramel topping.
20. Toasted COCONUT: Use Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and stir 1/2 tsp.
21. coconut extract into prepared pudding.
22. Stir 1/3 cup toasted BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut into chocolate mixture before pouring over dessert.
23. Garnish with additional 1 tsp.
24. toasted coconut.
25. Eggnog: Use Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and stir 1/2 tsp.
26. rum extract and 1/4 tsp.
27. ground nutmeg into prepared pudding.