Dessert for 9

Peanut Butter Éclair Cake

Name: Peanut Butter Éclair Cake
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 instant vanilla pudding mix; 1 1/2 cups cold milk; 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter; 1 container (8 oz) cool whip; 27 graham cracker squares; 3 bananas; 2 oz unsweetened chocolate; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1/4 cup butter; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp milk (optional); chopped reese's peanut butter cups (optional)

$6.44for 415 minServes 9

Vanilla pudding, peanut butter, bananas, and graham crackers are layered, chilled, and finished with chocolate icing.

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cake, 1 oz$0.18/oz typical	1 oz	$0.18Typical price
	Milk, 13 oz$0.04/oz typical	13 oz	$0.53Typical price
	Peanut butter, 3 oz$0.14/oz typical	3 oz	$0.42Typical price
	Ice cream and whipped topping, 8 oz$0.12/oz typical	8 oz	$0.96Typical price
	Crackers, 27 oz$0.22/oz typical	27 oz	$5.94Typical price
	Bananas, 0.85 lb$0.62/lb typical	0.85 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 2 oz$0.45/oz typical	2 oz	$0.90Typical price
	Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.49

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

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15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
9servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.61 per serving$6.44 for 4

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Ingredients

1 instant vanilla pudding mix
1 1/2 cups cold milk
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 container (8 oz) cool whip
27 graham cracker squares
3 bananas
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp milk (optional)
chopped reese's peanut butter cups (optional)

Steps

Whisk the pudding mix, cold milk, and peanut butter in a bowl for 2 minutes.
Fold in the whipped topping until evenly combined.
Layer graham crackers, banana slices, and pudding mixture in a 9-by-9-inch dish, repeating the layers.
Melt the chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat, then stir in powdered sugar, vanilla, and enough milk for spreading.
Spread the icing over the cake and chill for 5 minutes before cutting.

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