Description
A delicious and creamy layered dessert featuring bananas, vanilla wafers, and a rich cream cheese filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons salted sweet cream butter, softened (for buttering the baking dish)
- 11 ounces vanilla wafers (reserve 4 to 6 wafers for an optional crushed wafer topping)
- 4 large ripe bananas, peeled and sliced
- 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces whipped topping, thawed
- 6.8 ounces instant banana cream pudding mix
- 2 cups cold whole milk
Instructions
- With your hands or a pastry brush, butter a 9×9-inch baking dish with 2 tablespoons of softened butter.
- Line the bottom and sides of the buttered baking dish with a single layer of vanilla wafers.
- Lay a single layer of the sliced bananas on top of the bottom layer of the vanilla wafers.
- Using a stand mixer or a medium-sized mixing bowl and a handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese and vanilla extract for 1 to 1½ minutes, until smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar and 1 cup of the whipped topping. Beat for another 1½ to 2 minutes until smooth.
- Evenly spread the cream cheese layer over the sliced bananas and vanilla wafers.
- Lay another single layer of the vanilla wafers on top of the cream cheese layer. Lay the remaining sliced bananas on top.
- Add the cold milk and 1 cup of the whipped topping to a mixing bowl, sprinkle the pudding mix over, and mix until thickened.
- Evenly spread the pudding layer on top of the vanilla wafer and banana layer.
- Cover the baking dish and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Just before serving, spread the remaining thawed whipped topping over the pudding layer and sprinkle with crushed wafer crumbs.
- Slice into 9 slices and serve.
Notes
- Ensure the cream cheese is at room temperature for easier mixing.
- Chill the dessert for at least 2 hours for best results.
- Optional: Add chopped nuts for extra texture if desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg