MINI CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS

Steps:

• Prepare pudding according to directions on box and let cool for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine butter,water and salt in a sauce pan over medium heat until butter is melted and it comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Stir in flour very fast and well until mixture forms into a ball.
• Put the mixture into a bowl and let cool for 5-7 minutes.
• Add eggs in 1 at a time and beat well.
• Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Drop mixture onto baking sheet into 12 mounds 5 inches apart.
• Using a spoon, spread out each mound until it becomes a 4 x1/2 inch rectangle rounding the edges of the side to make it oval.
• Bake for 35 minutes or very lightly golden.
• Then cut a 1 inch slit along side of each eclair.
• Reduce oven heat to 375 degrees and return them into the oven for another 10 minutes.
• Put on a wire rack to cool.
• Cut each eclair into half.
• Spread 1 tbsp of filling on the bottom part of the eclair.
• Frost tops with frosting.
• Enjoy!