This simple Banana Pudding Layered Dessert is made with layers of sugar cookie crumb crust, banana pudding, creamy sweetened cream cheese combination, and fluffy whipped topping!
A SIMPLE LAYERED BANANA DESSERT
Who doesn’t love an excellent Banana Pudding Layered Dessert? Dreamy, creamy banana pudding, with fluffy whipped topping, and candy bananas, nestled with layers of sugar cookie crumb crust and crumbs on high. I really like making these 4 layered desserts. The choices are practically limitless and you’ll simply customise it to what you get pleasure from! That is one dessert everybody will love!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Definitely! As an alternative of this cookie crust, you possibly can do a graham cracker crumb crust like I did in my Pistachio Layered Dessert. I shared simple to observe instructions there that might work completely with this layered dessert!
That is at all times the problem with banana desserts. You are able to do a few issues however it will probably barely alter the style of the bananas. You may sprinkle the bananas with a little bit of lemon or orange juice. The citric acid helps decelerate the browning course of. You may even crush up some Vitamin C and sprinkle it on the bananas. Once more, these choices can change the style so it’s as much as you.
I want to not do something and we’re okay with consuming the bananas even after they begin to flip brown (though it’s not as fairly). Or in case you simply don’t assume you’ll eat this totally earlier than they flip brown, you possibly can reduce this recipe in half.
Under no circumstances. You should utilize store-bought cookies. You should utilize your individual selfmade sugar cookie recipe. You may even seize a log of the premade sugar cookie dough. No matter works best for you!
While you add the whipped topping to the cream cheese, fold it in with a rubber spatula by citing the elements from the underside of the bowl and “folding” it into the middle of the combination. Proceed this movement till the whipped topping is blended in with the cream cheese. Don’t “stir” it in with a spoon, it should deflate the whipped topping and never be fairly as fluffy. It can nonetheless style good although even when you find yourself over mixing. It can simply be extra agency than fluffy.
Retailer dessert in an hermetic container within the fridge.
This dessert wouldn’t do effectively to freeze. The bananas would flip black and wouldn’t be interesting.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- sugar cookie combine– plus the elements to make the cookies. When you don’t need to use that, you possibly can use retailer purchased sugar cookies and even the premade refrigerated cookie dough.
- butter – I exploit salted butter as a result of there’s little or no salt in salted butter and we have already got so many different candy elements within the recipe. However use what you like.
- vanilla extract – in case you resolve to make use of vanilla pudding as an alternative of banana pudding, you possibly can at all times use banana extract as an alternative of vanilla so as to add a lighter banana taste.
- cream cheese – softened to room temperature. Use these Tricks to Soften Cream Cheese Quick in case you want them.
- powdered sugar
- whipped topping – the model identify is Cool Whip (or the shop manufacturers) whipped topping is available in three sizes. It is available in 8-ounce, 12-ounce, and 16-ounce tubs. For this recipe, I used the 12-ounce tub, however I do imagine you’d be high-quality utilizing the 16-ounce tub in case you can’t discover the 12 ounce. You may by no means have an excessive amount of Cool Whip, proper?!
- ripe bananas – you need to search for yellow bananas with a just some little brown spots on them for the proper sweetness.
- prompt banana taste pudding– make sure you seize the Prompt Pudding Combine, not the Cook dinner N Serve stuff or it received’t arrange correctly. When you don’t look after the style of prompt banana pudding, you need to use plain vanilla pudding. You’ll nonetheless get loads of taste from the banana taste – simply not as sturdy.
- chilly milk
HOW TO MAKE BANANA PUDDING LAYERED DESSERT:
Preheat the oven to 375F levels and put together a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, observe the instructions on the cookie pouch to make the cookie batter. Drop 12 giant spoonfuls of cookie dough on the cookie sheet (it’s okay if they’re shut collectively) and bake within the oven for about 13-Quarter-hour or till golden brown. Put aside and permit the cookies to utterly cool, about half-hour.
Whereas the cookies are cooling, in a big bowl (or stand mixer bowl) add the cream cheese, powdered sugar and one teaspoon of vanilla extract and blend along with a hand mixer till clean. When the combination is clean, scrape down the facet with a rubber spatula and add about 2 cups of the whipped topping and fold it into the cream cheese combination, being cautious to not deflate it an excessive amount of.
In a separate medium bowl add the pudding combine and the milk and whisk each collectively till it’s clean and thickened, about 2 minutes. Enable to sit down and end establishing whilst you make the crust. Reserve 3 cookies for the highest of the dessert and place the remaining in a ziploc bag and crush the cookies into coarse crumbs (you need to use a meals processor too).
Pour the crumbs right into a 9×13 baking dish (glass most well-liked) and add the melted butter and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla extract and blend along with a fork. After evenly blended, press the crumbs into the underside of the baking dish to type a agency crust.
Assemble the dessert by first spreading the cream cheese combination over the cookie crust and clean it out with an offset spatula or the again of a spoon.
Slice about 3 – 4 bananas and high this layer with a single layer of bananas. Rigorously drop spoonfuls of the banana pudding over the sliced banana layer and unfold out evenly with an offset spatula, attempting to not transfer the bananas.
Prime with the remaining whipped topping and unfold out evenly with offset spatula. Cowl the dessert with plastic wrap and place within the fridge for about 4 hours to arrange. When it’s time to serve, take away from the fridge and break up the remaining cookies into chunks. Sprinkle the cookie chunks and add some banana slices on the highest.
Slice and revel in!!
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Preheat the oven to 375F levels and put together a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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In a medium bowl, observe the instructions on the cookie pouch to make the cookie batter (combining 1 (17.5 ounce) pouch sugar cookie combine with elements wanted to make cookie combine: normally butter or margarine and an egg).
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Drop 12 giant spoonfuls of cookie dough on the cookie sheet (it’s okay if they’re shut collectively) and bake within the oven for about 13-Quarter-hour or till golden brown. Put aside and permit the cookies to utterly cool, about half-hour.
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Whereas the cookies are cooling, in a big bowl (or stand mixer bowl) add 8 ounces block cream cheese, softened to room temperature, 1 cup powdered sugar and one teaspoon vanilla extract and blend collectively till clean. When the combination is clean, scrape down the facet with a rubber spatula and add about 2 cups whipped topping and fold it into the cream cheese combination, being cautious to not deflate it an excessive amount of.
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In a separate medium bowl add 2 (3.4 ounce) containers INSTANT banana creme pudding and 3 cups chilly milk and whisk each collectively till it’s clean and thickened, about 2 minutes. Enable to sit down and end establishing whilst you make the crust.
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Reserve 3 cookies for the highest of the dessert and place the remaining in a ziploc bag and crush the cookies into coarse crumbs (you need to use a meals processor too). Pour the crumbs right into a 9×13-inch baking dish (glass most well-liked) and add 1/2 cup butter, melted and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and blend along with a fork.
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After evenly blended, press the crumbs into the underside of the baking dish to type a agency crust.
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Assemble the dessert by first spreading the cream cheese combination over the cookie crust and clean it out with an offset spatula or the again of a spoon.
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Slice about 3-4 bananas and high this layer with a single layer of bananas.
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Rigorously drop spoonfuls of the banana pudding over the sliced banana layer and unfold out evenly with an offset spatula, attempting to not transfer the bananas. Prime with the remaining whipped topping and unfold out evenly with offset spatula.
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Cowl the dessert with plastic wrap and place within the fridge for about 4 hours to arrange.
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When it’s time to serve, take away from the fridge and break up the remaining 3 cookies into chunks. Sprinkle the cookie chunks and slice up 1-2 bananas to layer on high earlier than serving.
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Slice and revel in! Hold lined and refrigerated when not having fun with.
- Please consult with my FAQ’s (Often Requested Questions) and ingredient listing above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the commonest questions.
- The quantity of the bananas might fluctuate relying on how small or bigger yours are. Simply use your greatest judgement with regards to how a lot you want for every layer.
Energy: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 6g | Fats: 12g | Sodium: 295mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g
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