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Banana Cream Delight (+Video)

Banana Cream Delight is a four-layered dessert that uses Nilla wafers, cream cheese, Cool Whip, and banana cream pie pudding!

AN EASY FOUR LAYER DELIGHT

Four layers is the general rule of thumb for these “delight” desserts. Now, how you make those layers is up to you. You can switch up the flavors of the pudding and the crust layer. But usually the cream cheese layer and the whipped topping layers stay the same. So it’s a fun dessert to play around with once you have the basic concept down.

slice of banana cream pie delight showed on a round white plate.

A NILLA WAFER CRUST

The only small change I made to this version from the original was I added Nilla wafers to the crust layer instead of chopped pecans. Now, I love pecans. Love. Them. But my family, not so much. So I went with the crushed wafers as a crunchy alternative. Feel free to use the pecans though. We really, really enjoyed this banana version. It tastes just like a banana cream pie on steroids – in a good way.

slice of Banana Cream Pie layered dessert shown on a white plate.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

  • salted butter
  • all-purpose flour
  • Nilla wafers
  • cream cheese
  • powdered sugar
  • whipped topping (COOL WHIP)
  • bananas
  • instant banana cream pudding
  • milk

HOW TO MAKE BANANA CREAM DELIGHT:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8×8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Prepare crust by adding the butter and flour to a bowl and blend using a large fork or pastry blender.

butter and flour added together in a glass bowl.

Add crushed Nilla wafers and mix (don’t crush the wafers too small, leave some bigger pieces for a crunch).

crushed Nilla wafers in a bowl.

Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. The easiest way to do this is to put a little flour on your fingers and press it down.

Nilla wafer crust pressed into a square baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.

fully baked vanilla pie crust in a square Revol white baking dish.

While the crust is cooling prepare the filling. In a large bowl using a stand mixer or a hand mixer add the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar. Cream the mixture until smooth. Stir in one cup whipped topping and set aside.

cream cheese and powdered sugar mixed in a Kitchenaid stand mixer.

Prepare pudding according to package directions adding the 2 cups cold milk. Using a wire whisk, mix the pudding until thickened.

instant banana pudding whisked with cold milk.

When the crust is completely cooled spread on the cream cheese mixture evenly.

cream cheese mixture spread on a baked Nilla wafer crust.

 Add a single layer of sliced bananas.

sliced banana added on top of sweetened cream cheese.

 Add the prepared banana cream pudding and spread evenly.

instant banana pudding mixture spread on top of sliced bananas.

Top with remaining Cool Whip.

Cool Whip topping spread on top of banana cream pie pudding.

Sprinkle the crushed vanilla wafers evenly over the top. Chill for at least 2 – 3 hours before serving.

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Banana Cream Delight (+Video)

Banana Cream Delight is a four-layered dessert that uses Nilla wafers, cream cheese, Cool Whip,and banana cream pie pudding!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 9

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST:

  • ¾ cups salted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup crushed Nilla wafers

FOR THE FILLING:

  • 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup frozen whipped topping (COOL WHIP), thawed
  • 2 ripe bananas, sliced
  • 4 ounce package instant banana cream pudding
  • 2 cups cold milk

FOR THE TOPPING:

  • remaining COOL WHIP
  • ½ cup crushed Nilla wafers

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Prepare crust by adding the butter and flour to a bowl and blend using a large fork or pastry blender.
  • Add crushed Nilla wafers and mix (don’t crush the wafers too small, leave some bigger pieces for a crunch.)
  • Press mixture into the bottom of prepared baking dish.
  • The easiest way to do this is to put a little flour on your fingers and press it down.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
  • While the crust is cooling prepare the filling.
  • In a large bowl using a stand mixer or a hand mixer add the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar.
  • Cream the mixture until smooth.
  • Stir in one cup COOL WHIP and set aside.
  • Prepare pudding according to package directions (adding the 2 cups cold milk).
  • Using a wire whisk, mix the pudding until thickened.
  • When the crust is completely cooled spread on the cream cheese mixture evenly.
  • Then add a single layer of sliced bananas.
  • Next, add the prepared banana cream pudding and spread evenly.
  • Top with remaining COOL WHIP
  • Sprinkle the crushed vanilla wafers evenly over the top.
  • Chill for at least 2 – 3 hours before serving.

Video

YouTube video
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Calories: 585kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 30g | Sodium: 388mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 46g

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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9 Comments

  1. Do you use any lemon or something to keep the bananas from turning brown? I’d like to make this the night before and don’t want it to be shunned by my grandkids because the bananas are dark and mushy.

  2. 5 stars
    I made this yesterday. My husband said, "Let's have this every week!" He just got a serving tonight and said, "This is amazing." My senior in high school son also said it was fantastic. I think so too! Thanks for the recipe. It's a hit in our house!

  3. 5 stars
    My family would prefer the nilla wafers as well. I am the only nut eater in my house! This looks delicious!