I started making this for Thanksgiving gatherings many years ago. Then, Christmas, too. I didn't know how much the family loved it until one Thanksgiving when I brought homemade pecan and pumpkin pies instead. Mistake! My thirty-year-old nephew voiced his disappointment and then everyone else followed suit. Now, I know better. This is the anticipated dessert for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. As the family has grown, one 9 x 13 pan is not enough!
Banana Cream Dessert
Banana Cream Dessert
- Serves: 12
- Cooking Time: 1 hour + 4+ hours to chill
Crust Ingredients:
- 10 Tablespoons melted butter
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 ¼ cups flour
To Make the Crust:
- 1Preheat oven to 325’ F.
- 2Mix the crust ingredients in the glass 9 x 13 glass pan. Press the buttery-ball mixture with a sheet of waxed paper (otherwise, it’s sticky) until the bottom of pan is covered.
- 3Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool completely.
Filling Ingredients:
- 1 - 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 8 to 9-ounce container Cool Whip
- 3 cups milk
- 2 x 4-serving-size packages vanilla instant pudding
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Bananas, sliced
To Make the Filling:
- 1Beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar and fold in Cool Whip until thoroughly mixed.
- 2Mix the crust ingredients in the glass 9 x 13 glass pan. Press the buttery-ball mixture with a sheet of waxed paper (otherwise, it’s sticky) until the bottom of pan is covered. Spread over cooled crust.
- 3Beat pudding mix, milk and vanilla until thickened. Pour over Cool Whip layer.
- 4Chill in the fridge for at least four hours or overnight. Serve with Slice bananas over each individual serving.
- 5Serve with Slice bananas over each individual serving.
Sherri's Christmas Romance and more . . .
Sherri Schoenborn Murray is a two-time American Christian Fiction Writers' finalist and is best known for her Christian Christmas romance Heaven Sent and her Banana Cream Dessert. She has several novels with food themes — The Sticky Buns Challenge, Fried Chicken and Gravy... and all of her books include recipes.
