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 prime. I like making these 4 layered desserts. The choices are almost limitless and you’ll simply customise it to what you take pleasure in! That is one dessert everybody will love!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Actually! 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 may work completely with this layered dessert!
That is at all times the issue with banana desserts. You are able to do a few issues however it could actually 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 (regardless that it’s not as fairly). Or if you happen to simply don’t assume you’ll eat this absolutely earlier than they flip brown, you possibly can minimize this recipe in half.
By no means. You need to use store-bought cookies. You need to use your personal do-it-yourself sugar cookie recipe. You may even seize a log of the premade sugar cookie dough. No matter works best for you!
Whenever you add the whipped topping to the cream cheese, fold it in with a rubber spatula by citing the substances 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’s going to deflate the whipped topping and never be fairly as fluffy. It’s going to nonetheless style good although even when you find yourself over mixing. It’s going to 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 substances to make the cookies. In case 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 substances within the recipe. However use what you favor.
- vanilla extract – if you happen to 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 if you happen to 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 consider you’d be fantastic utilizing the 16-ounce tub if you happen to 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– make sure to seize the Instantaneous Pudding Combine, not the Cook dinner N Serve stuff or it received’t arrange correctly. In case 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, 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 fully 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 take a seat and end organising 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 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 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 prime 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, making an attempt 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 substances 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 fully 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) bins INSTANT banana creme pudding and 3 cups chilly milk and whisk each collectively till it’s clean and thickened, about 2 minutes. Enable to take a seat and end organising 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 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 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 prime 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, making an attempt 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 prime earlier than serving.
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Slice and revel in! Hold coated and refrigerated when not having fun with.
- Please seek advice from my FAQ’s (Ceaselessly Requested Questions) and ingredient record above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the commonest questions.
- The quantity of the bananas might differ relying on how small or bigger yours are. Simply use your finest 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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