Layers of cream cheese filling, bananas and pudding in a vanilla wafer crust
Layered Banana Cream Pie Dessert
This Layered Banana Cream Pie Dessert starts with a quick baked vanilla wafer and pecan crust {though walnuts would be amazing here too} that is pressed into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Sliced bananas go over that, and then are topped with a bit of plain vanilla pudding, which sort of then seeps into the cracks and crevices between the bananas.
Cool Whip is gently blended into the remaining pudding and goes on top of the banana and pudding layer. Top it off with the remaining Cool Whip and let it set up in the fridge for several hours. Leave plain or top it off with some grated or shaved chocolate, or even just a simple sprinkle of some more of the chopped nuts.
The concept is from a Kraft recipe from Food and Family magazine, and while it's hard to beat Homemade Southern Banana Pudding or Banana Cream Pie, especially when they are homemade from scratch, but I gotta say, this dessert brings in the traditional flavors, is a breeze to throw together, and well, it's delicate, light and simply delicious on a hot summer day.
All of the layering gives you a complex mixture of texture and flavors that just explodes in your mouth. If you love banana, you will absolutely love this. Substitute lemon pudding for the vanilla and omit the bananas for a lemon lush, garnished with lemon slices.
Here's how to make it.
I found that an offset spatula made an easy job of this.
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