Description
Creamy strawberry cheesecake banana pudding blends Southern comfort with cheesecake indulgence. Rich layers of graham cracker, banana slices, and smooth cream cheese filling create a delightful dessert you’ll savor to the last spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 bananas, sliced
- 1 lb (454 grams) fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 box vanilla wafers
Dairy and Cream Components:
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14 ounces / 397 grams) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) cold milk
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) tub whipped topping, thawed
Flavoring and Mix Ingredients:
- 1 (3.4 ounces / 96 grams) box instant cheesecake pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Soften cream cheese at room temperature for smooth blending.
- Whisk cream cheese until creamy and velvety in texture.
- Gradually incorporate sweetened condensed milk, pudding mix, cold milk, and vanilla extract, mixing until uniform and silky.
- Gently fold whipped topping into the mixture, ensuring light and airy consistency.
- Create a base layer in trifle dish with vanilla wafers, arranging them evenly across the bottom.
- Arrange sliced bananas and fresh strawberries over the wafer foundation.
- Delicately spread a generous layer of cheesecake pudding mixture, completely covering the fruit.
- Alternate layers of wafers, fruit, and pudding mixture, building height and complexity.
- Conclude with a final luxurious layer of pudding mixture on top.
- Embellish with additional fresh strawberry slices and crumbled vanilla wafers for visual appeal.
- Chill in refrigerator for minimum 2 hours to allow flavors to meld and pudding to set.
- Serve thoroughly chilled for optimal taste and texture.
Notes
- Soften cream cheese at room temperature for smoother blending and preventing lumps in the pudding mixture.
- Use ripe but firm bananas to maintain texture and prevent browning quickly in the layered dessert.
- Create a gluten-free version by substituting vanilla wafers with gluten-free cookies or almond flour-based crackers.
- Enhance flavor by adding a splash of strawberry liqueur or a sprinkle of fresh mint between layers for an elegant twist.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 370 kcal
- Sugar: 40 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg