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 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 almost 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 a substitute of this cookie crust, you would do a graham cracker crumb crust like I did in my Pistachio Layered Dessert. I shared simple to comply with instructions there that will work completely with this layered dessert!
That is all the time the issue 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 desire to not do something and we’re okay with consuming the bananas even once they begin to flip brown (though it’s not as fairly). Or in the event you simply don’t suppose you’ll eat this totally earlier than they flip brown, you would lower this recipe in half.
Under no circumstances. You need to use store-bought cookies. You need to use your individual selfmade sugar cookie recipe. You may even seize a log of the premade sugar cookie dough. No matter works best for you!
If you add the whipped topping to the cream cheese, fold it in with a rubber spatula by citing the components from the underside of the bowl and “folding” it into the middle of the combination. Proceed this movement till the whipped topping is combined 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 is going to nonetheless style good although even when you find yourself over mixing. It is going to simply be extra agency than fluffy.
Retailer dessert in an hermetic container within the fridge.
This dessert wouldn’t do properly 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 components to make the cookies. Should you don’t need to use that, you would use retailer purchased sugar cookies and even the premade refrigerated cookie dough.
- butter – I take advantage of salted butter as a result of there may be little or no salt in salted butter and we have already got so many different candy components within the recipe. However use what you like.
- vanilla extract – in the event you resolve to make use of vanilla pudding as a substitute of banana pudding, you would all the time use banana extract as a substitute 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 the event you want them.
- powdered sugar
- whipped topping – the model title 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 the event 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 right sweetness.
- immediate banana taste pudding– you’ll want to seize the Instantaneous Pudding Combine, not the Cook dinner N Serve stuff or it gained’t arrange correctly. Should you don’t look after the style of immediate banana pudding, you should utilize plain vanilla pudding. You’ll nonetheless get loads of taste from the banana taste – simply not as robust.
- 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, comply with 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 easy. When the combination is easy, scrape down the aspect 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 easy and thickened, about 2 minutes. Enable to take a seat and end organising when 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 should utilize 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 combined, press the crumbs into the underside of the baking dish to kind a agency crust.
Assemble the dessert by first spreading the cream cheese combination over the cookie crust and easy 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. Fastidiously 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.
High 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 luxuriate 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, comply with the instructions on the cookie pouch to make the cookie batter (combining 1 (17.5 ounce) pouch sugar cookie combine with components 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 easy. When the combination is easy, scrape down the aspect 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) packing containers INSTANT banana creme pudding and 3 cups chilly milk and whisk each collectively till it’s easy and thickened, about 2 minutes. Enable to take a seat and end organising when 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 should utilize 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 combined, press the crumbs into the underside of the baking dish to kind a agency crust.
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Assemble the dessert by first spreading the cream cheese combination over the cookie crust and easy 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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Fastidiously 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. High 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 luxuriate in! Maintain coated and refrigerated when not having fun with.
- Please confer with my FAQ’s (Often Requested Questions) and ingredient listing above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the most typical questions.
- The quantity of the bananas could fluctuate relying on how small or bigger yours are. Simply use your greatest judgement relating 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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