Recipes

Deep-Dish Layered Banana Pudding

16 Servings

Desserts

3 HRS 45 MIN

Prep

15-30 mins

Cook

3 HRS 15 MIN

Calories

300

Ingredients

46 

vanilla wafers, divided

1/2 cup

chopped pecans

1/3 cup

packed brown sugar

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

3 tbsp

butter, melted

2 cups

cold milk

4 

bananas (1 lb.), sliced

1/4 cup

granulated sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 350ºF.

Step 2

Crush 30 wafers; mix with next 4 ingredients. Spread onto bottom of rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown, stirring after 5 min. Cool.

Step 3

Beat pudding mixes and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP.

Step 4

Layer 1/3 of the crumb mixture and half of the bananas and pudding in 2-qt. bowl; repeat layers.

Step 5

Beat cream cheese and granulated sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in 1 cup of the remaining COOL WHIP; spread over top of dessert, sealing to edge of bowl. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Refrigerate 3 hours.

Step 6

Serve topped with remaining COOL WHIP and whole wafers.