Description
Chocolate meets banana bliss in this luscious choco-banana layer delight, where rich cocoa layers mingle with creamy banana goodness. Sweet and indulgent textures will dance on your palate, inviting pure dessert satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
- 2 large bananas, sliced
- 1 (8 ounces) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (5.1 ounces) package instant chocolate pudding mix
Dairy and Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups cold milk
- 1 (12 ounces) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Garnish:
- Chocolate shavings or sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Crush chocolate wafer cookies into fine crumbs and blend thoroughly with melted butter, creating a cohesive base mixture.
- Firmly press the crumb mixture into the bottom of a rectangular baking dish, ensuring an even, compact layer.
- Whip cream cheese until smooth and airy, then gently incorporate powdered sugar and vanilla extract until fully integrated.
- Delicately spread the cream cheese mixture over the prepared cookie crust, creating a uniform layer.
- Arrange fresh banana slices in a single, overlapping pattern across the cream cheese surface.
- Prepare chocolate pudding by whisking with cold milk according to package directions until thickened and smooth.
- Carefully pour and spread pudding over the banana layer, maintaining an even distribution.
- Cover the pudding layer with a generous blanket of whipped topping, spreading to the edges of the dish.
- Optional: Garnish with delicate chocolate shavings or decorative sprinkles for added texture and visual appeal.
- Refrigerate the dessert for a minimum of 4 hours, allowing flavors to meld and layers to set completely before serving chilled.
Notes
- Opt for graham cracker crumbs as an alternative crust base for a sweeter, more traditional texture.
- Use low-fat cream cheese and sugar-free pudding mix to create a lighter, diet-friendly dessert option.
- Prevent banana browning by tossing sliced bananas in a bit of lemon juice before layering.
- For a gluten-free version, replace chocolate wafer crumbs with gluten-free cookie crumbs or ground nuts.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 354 kcal
- Sugar: 29 g
- Sodium: 164 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 47 mg