Description
This Strawberry Banana Pudding Dream is a luscious, creamy layered dessert made with fresh strawberries, ripe bananas, silky vanilla pudding, and soft vanilla wafers. It’s the perfect no-bake treat for potlucks, holidays, summer gatherings, or anytime you crave a fruity, refreshing dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (5.1 oz) box instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3 cups cold milk
- 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, softened
- 1 (12 oz) container Cool Whip, thawed
- 4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- 3 ripe bananas, sliced
- 1 (11 oz) box vanilla wafers
- Optional: extra strawberries or crushed wafers for topping
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the pudding mix and cold milk until thickened, about 2 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the sweetened condensed milk and mix until fully combined.
- Fold the cream cheese mixture into the pudding until smooth and creamy.
- Fold in half of the Cool Whip until fully incorporated.
- In a 9×13 dish, add a layer of vanilla wafers on the bottom.
- Top with half of the banana slices and half of the strawberries.
- Spread half of the pudding mixture over the fruit.
- Repeat layers: wafers, fruit, remaining pudding mixture.
- Spread the remaining Cool Whip on top.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight for best flavor.
- Top with extra strawberries or crushed wafers before serving if desired.
Notes
For extra flavor, mix a tablespoon of strawberry jam into the pudding mixture. If serving later, toss bananas in a little lemon juice to prevent browning. You can also swap vanilla pudding for banana pudding for an even fruitier twist!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 57g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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