Description
Creamy banana pudding with classic cookie layers brings Southern comfort to your dessert table. Delightful textures and sweet nostalgia combine effortlessly, inviting you to savor each comforting spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 bananas
- 120 grams (1 cup) cookies
- 200 grams (3/4 cup) sweetened condensed milk
- 75 grams (1/3 cup) whipped cream
Dairy and Binding Ingredients:
- 35 grams (2.5 tablespoons) butter
- 35 grams (2.5 tablespoons) sugar
- Fine sugar (for whipping cream)
Garnish:
- Chocolate flakes (for topping)
Instructions
- Transform cookies into fine crumbs using a rolling pin, creating a textural foundation for the dessert.
- Combine crushed cookies with mashed bananas in a mixing bowl, blending thoroughly until uniform.
- Press the cookie-banana mixture into a round cake pan, ensuring an even, compact base.
- Melt butter and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat (around 165°F), stirring continuously.
- Incorporate sweetened condensed milk into the melted mixture, cooking for approximately 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Gently pour the creamy filling over the prepared cookie-banana base, spreading evenly.
- Arrange fresh banana slices across the creamy surface for additional flavor and visual appeal.
- Whip cream with a touch of sugar until stiff peaks form at medium speed.
- Spread whipped cream smoothly over the banana-topped filling.
- Generously scatter chocolate flakes across the dessert for a delightful finishing touch.
- Refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes to allow the dessert to set and flavors to meld.
- Serve chilled, optionally garnishing with extra fruits, nuts, or a caramel drizzle for personalized flair.
Notes
- Use overripe bananas for maximum natural sweetness and easier mashing, ensuring a more robust flavor profile.
- Experiment with different cookie types like chocolate or graham crackers to create unique texture and taste variations.
- Chill the dessert pan beforehand to help the base set faster and maintain a firmer consistency.
- Drizzle a bit of vanilla extract into the condensed milk mixture for an enhanced aromatic depth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 485
- Sugar: 43g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 67g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg