Description
A delicious and layered dessert combining creamy banana pudding and Nilla Wafers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups crushed Nilla Wafers
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 12 ounces (1 ½ blocks) cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large bananas, sliced
- 1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 ½ cups Nilla Wafers
- Whipped cream or cool whip, for topping
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the crushed wafers and the melted butter. Stir until well combined. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the mixture for topping.
- Press the remaining crumbs evenly into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. You can do this with your hands or the bottom of a glass.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Stir in the vanilla, and then fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
- Spread half of the cream cheese mixture evenly over the crust, spreading it into an even layer. Press the sliced bananas over the cream cheese.
- In a separate bowl, beat the milk and pudding mix together. Spread the pudding over the bananas, and then top with Nilla Wafers.
- Spread the remaining cream cheese mixture over the wafers.
- Sprinkle the reserved crumbs over the cream cheese layer.
- Cover, and refrigerate lasagna for 2 hours (or up to 24 hours) before serving.
- If desired, pipe swirls over the top, and place a Nilla wafer and banana slice on each swirl. This is optional, but it makes this dessert beautiful.
Notes
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened for easy mixing.
- Allowing the lasagna to chill for a longer time enhances the flavors.
- This dessert can be made ahead of time, which makes it perfect for parties.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Layering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg