BANANA PUDDING LASAGNA
Are you looking for a dessert that will blow your guests away? Look no further than this delicious Banana Pudding Lasagna! It’s rich, creamy, and so full of flavor.
Combining the classic flavors of banana pudding and cheesecake with crunchy layers of vanilla wafers, this decadent treat is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. Plus, it’s so easy to make that even the most novice chef can whip up this masterpiece in no time.
INGREDIENTS
You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this recipe, and they’re all staples at any grocery store. Be sure to check out the recipe card at the end of the post for exact amounts.
- Vanilla wafers
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Sugar
- Heavy whipping cream
- Vanilla extract
- Banana pudding
- Milk
- Bananas
SUBSTITUTIONS AND VARIATIONS
- Vanilla wafers – Use graham crackers or any type of cookies such as digestive biscuits, Bischoff, Oreos, shortbread cookies, gingersnaps, chocolate wafers, animal crackers, or even pretzels can be used instead.
- Cream cheese – use mascarpone or ricotta cheese instead.
- Go nuts – Adding a layer of crushed nuts, think almonds, walnuts, pecans or shredded coconut, between the cheesecake and pudding layers to add crunch and extra flavor. I recommend toasting the nuts first for best results or using candied nuts, like these walnuts or pecans for some added crunch and sweetness.
- Use crushed vanilla wafers – Instead of whole wafers for the one layer.
- Buy a crust – Feel free to use a premade store-bought graham cracker crust instead of homemade.
- Vanilla extract – Use another flavor extract like banana, mint or peppermint, almond, lemon coconut, maple, or orange extract instead.
- Banana pudding – If you do not like banana flavor, the banana pudding layer can be omitted completely and replaced with more of the cream cheese layer or another pudding flavor entirely.
- Bananas – Use another fruit, like strawberries, or flavor, like chocolate chips, with the bananas or instead of the bananas.
- Add sauce – Add a drizzle of strawberry, chocolate or caramel sauce on top of your lasagna when serving.