Banana Cream Delight

5 from 1 vote

Banana Cream Delight has layer after layer of creamy goodness. A vanilla wafer crust, a cream cheese layer, a banana pudding layer, and whipped cream make this an amazingly delicious southern dessert. It's a great make-ahead dessert for potlucks and holidays.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Refrigerate1

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Southern

Keyword: potluck dessert

Servings:

Equipment

Ingredients

Crust

75 Vanilla wafers turned into crumbs in a food processor
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter melted

Cream Cheese Filling

8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup powdered sugar

Pudding Layer

1 (5.1-ounce) box instant Vanilla pudding mix
2 cups milk
3 ripe bananas

Topping

2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup chopped toasted pecans
1/3 cup toasted sweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, stir together Vanilla wafer crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.
Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and heavy cream together until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
Spread cream cheese filling over cooled crust.
In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk until it starts to thicken. Pour over cream cheese layer.
Thinly slice the bananas and arrange them on top of the pudding in a single layer.
Beat heavy cream with an electric mixer until it starts to thicken. Add powdered sugar and continue to beat just until stiff peaks form.
Spread on top of banana layer. Sprinkle with pecans and coconut.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

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Notes

If you don't have a food processor, place the cookies in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin.

You can use a small tub of Cool Whip for the topping instead of making fresh whipped cream.

To successfully whip the cream, be sure the heavy cream is really cold. It also helps to chill the bowl and beaters you are going to use in the refrigerator beforehand.

If you want to make this dessert completely no-bake, refrigerate the crust for an hour instead of baking it.

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