This easy no-bake banana pudding cheesecake is an effortless dessert that can be prepared in minutes with no cooking required.
I literally dreamed up this recipe. Honestly. I didn't know banana pudding cheesecake was even a thing until Saturday
Banana Pudding Cheesecake
When I awoke Sunday morning the first thing I did was google banana pudding cheesecake, to my surprise, it is a fairly popular dessert that combines the creamy goodness of banana cream pie with the more sophisticated richness of
How to Make Banana Pudding Cheesecake
The recipe in my dream was an exceptionally simple no-bake cheesecake, anyone can do it. It utilizes Instant Banana Cream Pudding blended with cream cheese for the filling and is placed in a prepared graham cracker
I made two small changes to the ingredients I settled on in my dream. I used two blocks of cream cheese instead of one, which gives it a firmer texture, and rather than using milk to make the pudding, I switched to coconut milk because I love the flavor combination of bananas and milk.
Banana Pudding Cheesecake Variations
This is a great recipe to customize to fit your own tastes. As mentioned, I used coconut milk rather than traditional milk in the recipe, but there is no reason you cannot use milk instead.
Other customization ideas include adding a splash of bourbon for an adult dessert, or changing out the pie crust with a prepared chocolate crust instead. You could even make this recipe with any other flavor of pudding as well.
If you wish to enhance the classic flavor of cheesecake you can even add a splash of lemon juice, which gives cheesecake the slightly sour tanginess, and a bit of vanilla extract as well. As always, play around with the recipe and make it your own!
Banana Pudding Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 2 packages (3.4 ounce) Instant Banana Cream Pudding
- 1 ¾ cup Sweetened Coconut Milk (can substitute regular milk)
- 16 ounces Cream Cheese
- 9" prepared Graham Cracker Pie Crust
- 1 Banana (sliced)
- Whipped Topping for serving
Instructions
- Place cream cheese in microwave safe bowl and microwave until warmed and softened, or place unopened packages in hot water to soften while preparing pudding.
- Prepare pudding by adding coconut milk with banana cream pudding packet. Mix for two minutes, until smooth.
- Beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer to soften it and then begin adding pudding to the cream cheese a bit at a time, mixing to fully incorporate each batch of pudding before more is added.
- Add the cheesecake filling to the prepared pie crust and place in the refrigerator to chill and firm up. I recommend at least 4 hours, but overnight is best.
- Prior to serving, slice banana into medallions and place on top of cheesecake, slice and serve with whipped topping as desired.
Penny Johnson
I literally thought I dreamed up this idea then I decided to google it and yours came up. So I decided to use a box of cheesecake pudding and a box of banana cream. A block of cream cheese and half n half instead of milk. Also I decided to take nilla wafers and place in a large ziplock bag and crush with a canned good. Then prepare it as you would a box graham crust with butter. And use that for the crust instead. I hope this helps someone too. Thank u for this variation of this dessert.