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| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 day 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 day 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 18 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch pan |
Ingredients
- ½ cup margarine
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 cups milk
- 2 (3 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed
- ¼ cup chocolate syrup
- 1 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch pan.
- In a saucepan or in the microwave, bring water and margarine to a boil. Remove from the heat and mix in flour, then beat in eggs, one at a time. Spread mixture in the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, about 25 minutes. Press down any large bubbles with a wooden spoon. Cool cream puff before filling, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Stir in milk and pudding mix; beat until mixture is thick, then spread over cooled cream puff. Top with whipped topping, drizzle with chocolate syrup, and sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 311 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g |
| Cholesterol | 58 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 294 mg |
| Sugars | 18 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Super easy, very fresh, and immediately friends want the recipe. We will be making this over and over again anytime. I used chocolate chips on top.
This recipe has been one of our family’s FAVORITE desserts for over 20 years. My mom gave me this recipe on a recipe card 23 years ago…I’m happy I found it here to save for my online collection. Today, I’m changing it up just a little by assembling it in a clear trifle bowl. More work for me, but it will undoubtedly taste just as delicious!
This was a fast but delicious recipe. So much easier than cream puffs. I used chocolate pudding. Next time will drizzle with caramel.
This dessert is SOOO DEEELISH! Make for a potluck or for your family at home …..you and they, will never be disappointed. It sure takes a lot less time than making individual eclair desserts and tastes just as good…. if not better. People will think you spent hours making it. So good for a last-minute dessert because I usually have all the ingredients on hand. People ask for the recipe time & time again! Both adults and children alike love this creamy dessert!
This is a wonderful, simple dessert. Have made it a number of times & it’s always well-lived. Kids seem to enjoy it!
This is an amazing dessert easy to make and looks elegant. Made this to take to a pot luck and everyone loved it. Usually make this for family gathering because it’s always requested.
This was our dessert at club tonight. Wow! I’m going to add this to great desserts to serve! Light and yummy!!
I tried this last night, and it was easy and quick to make. I didn’t have pudding in the house so I used a mousse mix that I had recently purchased. I only used one cup of milk for the mousse and made the puff layer in a smaller 8 X 8 square glass cake pan so the mousse would cover the pastry. I also whipped up fresh cream with some powdered sugar to bind it tighter and it worked perfectly. The whole dessert came out exactly as I had hoped and I am now trying to prevent my guy from eating the whole pan!
I gave 4 stars because this recipe is good, but one on a different site is better. The difference is on the other they add 1/2 tsp of salt and 1 tbsp of sugar to crust. Makes the crust more airy which makes it a 5 star. I was concerned about this ones crust when it came out so I ended up making both.
This recipe is awesome!!! I’ve made it several times with different flavors of puddings. Family favorite by far is using coconut pudding adding additional toasted coconut to pudding n then sprinkling some on the cool whip!!!! Yummy!!!!
I brought 2 pans to our church’s Fish Fry and they disappeared in a flash – well except for a few pieces the dessert table ladies stashed in the back for themselves! The recipe was super easy to make, and making a day ahead is such a relief for my busy schedule. I omitted the almonds and made my own whipping cream – personal preference.
So much easier than making individual cream puffs. Good to take to a large gathering-hard to keep leftovers from getting soggy.
YUm.. I used hot fudge sauce and used the whole bottle.. less almonds.. could really have used more chocolate. Went over well at church potluck.. only had one piece left and I gave that away to a friend
I love this recipe, but I like a little more pudding. I use two large boxes of pudding and 5 1/4 cups milk instead of the two small boxes and 3 1/2 cups of milk
I used chocolate pudding…awesome!!! It is my absolute fav dessert! 🙂
So good and yummy, everyone loved it. Vanilla or Chocolate pudding is great. The cook and serve pudding tastes a little better and fresh made whipped cream adds an added richness to it. Very good recipe and easy to make.
Just made this today on my new gas range (wanted to try out the oven). I’ve only got one thing to say…WOW!!! This recipe was not only easy but delicious. I didn’t use chocolate syrup simply because neither I or hubby like it. Sliced some strawberries and put them on top. I did have to increase the baking time for the cream puff to 35 mins. and it turned out a beautiful golden brown. It’s a “keeper recipe” and I thank you for sharing it Zipity.
I had a written version of this that I could hardly read … was so glad to find it online. IT IS AWESOME and 10 people finished it off last nite!! Really does taste like a BIG cream puff which my kids remember from when they were young.
I made this using sugar free pistachio pudding and sprinkled the top with pecans before serving. I loved the whole thing, but no one else in the house liked the cream puff crust and only ate the filling. Regardless of what the others thought, I’m still going to give this 5 stars.
My mother used to make this exact recipe years ago. Everywhere we went this cream puff “pie” came along as well. This recipe is easy to make lower in fat without having to put thought into it and it still tastes great. I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t like this cream puff. INCLUDING ME!!!!
I just had this last night….and I must say it was tres delish! I WILL say to use butter rather than margerine tho…and we skipped the chocolate and nuts. French Vanilla pudding is yummier than plain too! You can use sugar free and it’s still awesome! Altogether a very nice little dessert that’s versatile and not too sweet.