Banana Pudding Cheese Parfait is smooth and silky pudding along with creamy "no-bake" cheesecake filling and a little crunch of the Nilla wafers. AND OH, those sweet bananas to top it off.
2 to 3cupsNilla Waferscrushed plus more for garnish
whipped toppingto garnish
Pudding
13.4 ouncepackage Vanilla Pudding
1 ¾cupmilk
No Bake Cheesecake
8ouncescream cheese
½cuppowdered sugar
1tspvanilla extract
2cupsheavy whipping cream
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Instructions
Place Nilla Wafers in a zip lock bag and pound with a can or meat tenderizer. You may also pulse them in food processor.
In a large bowl, mix vanilla pudding and MILK, using the whisk attachment in a stand mixer or with hand mixer. Then place in refrigerator for 5 minutes to chill.
Meanwhile, with whisk attachment (in stand mixer) beat cream cheese and sugar until combined. Add in vanilla extract and heavy cream and whisk until stiff peaks form. About 2 to 3 minutes.
In a glass or parfait cup. Layer bottom of glass with Nilla Wafer crumbs, spoon in layer of pudding, add banana slices, add crumbs or some whole Nilla Wafers (whichever you prefer), spoon in cheesecake mixture . Add another layer of banana slices and crumbs. Spoon in layer of pudding.
Cover and refrigerate for half hour or until serving. Garnish will whipped topping or cool whip. Sliced Bananas dipped in crumbs, Whole Nilla Wafers, and sprinkle with wafer crumbs
Notes
Makes 12 mini parfaits. You can also make larger glass or mason jar servings.