Description
Creamy banana pudding meets silky cheesecake over a crunchy vanilla wafer crust — dessert bliss in every square.
Ingredients
- Cream cheese (16 oz, softened)
- Instant banana pudding mix (1 box, 3.4 oz)
- Bananas (2 ripe, sliced)
- Vanilla wafer cookies (2 cups, crushed)
- Unsalted butter (½ cup, melted)
- Granulated sugar (½ cup)
- Eggs (2 large)
- Milk (1 cup, cold)
- Whipped topping (1 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- Mix crushed vanilla wafers and melted butter; press into pan for the crust. Bake for 10 minutes, then cool.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, and eggs until smooth; pour over crust and bake for 25–30 minutes until set.
- Cool cheesecake layer completely, then chill for 1 hour.
- Whisk pudding mix with milk until thickened; fold in whipped topping.
- Spread pudding mixture over chilled cheesecake; top with banana slices.
- Chill for at least 3–4 hours before slicing into creamy, dreamy squares.
Notes
- Ensure the cream cheese is softened for easier mixing.
- For best results, use ripe bananas for enhanced flavor.
- Chilling time is crucial for the best texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg