This oh-so-easy Banana Pudding Dip is a twist on one of my all-time favorite quintessential Southern desserts. It's one more way for me to explore my obsession with banana pudding and bite-size desserts all in one. It's a recipe that's meant to be easy by design so it begins with pudding mixes, made with half and half for extra creaminess, then whipped with cream cheese, fluffy whipped topping to gild the lily and a heaping helping of mini marshmallows. Serve it with vanilla wafers and watch your family and friends gobble it up in one sitting.
Banana Pudding Dip is Perfect for Bite Size Snacking
This dessert is so easy it takes fruit dips to a whole new level. Banana pudding and pound cakes are two of my earliest dessert memories as a little girl. My Mom and Grandma's made them both with absolute excellence and just as I have several versions here on my website, so did they depending on the occasion. Perhaps you're familiar with meringue topped old fashioned banana pudding, or my fusion dessert banana pudding cream cheese pound cake. Always a favorite at tailgating and picnics are my banana pudding cupcakes. If you're looking to really "wow" your family and friends my mile high banana pudding layer cake is a show stopper.
Banana Pudding Dip Making Tips
I recommend that this dessert, like all others that use fresh bananas, should be made the day you plan on serving it for the best results. This is ideal, due to the oxidation of the bananas. It's fantastic to add to your menu when you plan on serving several desserts making it easier for sweets fans to enjoy a bite of each one or for game day eats alongside cookies and brownies. Other delicious recipes to checkout is this party ready Picnic Banana Pudding and delicious Banana Pudding Cookies.
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- Electric Hand Mixer
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Banana Pudding Dip
Ingredients
- 1 3.4 oz box instant banana pudding
- 1 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding
- 3 cups half & half
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 8 oz block Neufchatel or regular cream cheese, softened
- 4 medium bananas cubed
- 3 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
- ½ cup roughly crushed vanilla wafers
- Whole vanilla wafers for dipping
Instructions
- Using a stand or hand mixer whip together both pudding mixes with the half and half and vanilla until thickened but still pourable.
- Add the softened cream cheese and continue to whip until completely smooth.
- By hand, mix in the banana clunks, marshmallows, ⅔ whipped topping and crushed vanilla wafers. Reserve 1 tablespoon crushed vanilla wafers to sprinkle on top.
- Pour into a serving dish and frost the top with the remaining whipped topping.
- Garnish with vanilla wafer crumbs.
- Refrigerate covered for 2-4 hours before serving with whole vanilla wafers for dipping.
Nutrition
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Thomas C Tatum
Many of your recipies I have read look incredibly delicious but I am a diabetic and have high blood pressure so I have to watch my intake of sugar and salt but do not see any nutrition info. Am I overlooking it or do you not provide it? Many times both salt and sugar are hidden by manufacturers in ingredients. Thank you.
Melissa
Hi Thomas, while we don't have info entered in every recipe you will find it at the bottom of the recipe card in some as a courtesy. See disclosure here. These values should be considered as estimates and it's important for you to have your own way to calculate this using one of the 1000's of free online apps, for any recipe that you choose to use. An example, is this free calculator on My Fitness Pal. Suffice it to say, this recipe is not diabetic friendly.
Tonya
Can you leave out the cream cheese? Or sub it with something else?
Melissa
In this instance, the cream cheese serves as a binder for the dip. You can use mascarpone cheese in the same amount.
Jean
Easy and quite the crowd pleaser. I serve it with a variety of cookies. Although, I make it very close to serving time as bananas just don’t last long - kind of like avocados.
Even my 20 something nephew asked for the recipe!
Melissa
Wonderful, thanks!
Kelli Sloan
Just made this for the first time and it is delicious. I had bananas that were ripe and mushed perfectly into this dip. Very flavorful. Enjoy!
Melissa
Thanks so much!
Alexis
If I make it tonight, to eat tomorrow.. will the wafers and marshmallows get soggy and bananas turn brown?
Melissa
You can make this a day in advance. As with classic banana pudding the vanilla wafers will soften, that's normal.
Maureen
Could this be made with whipped cream instead of whipped topping? I have a daughter-in-law that is allergic to all things coconut. Whipped topping is made with coconut oil.
Melissa
Sure, no problem.
Nicole
So good! Quick and easy dessert. Will definitely be on my summer passing dish list!
Melissa
Thanks so much!
Narelle Simpson
What is half and half
Melissa
Half whole milk and half cream. It's sold as half & half here in the US but, can easily be made yourself.
Kathy
How do you make homemade half-and-half? Thank you!
Melissa
Half heavy cream and half whole milk.
Kat
Hi Melissa,
Can I make this the night before? Will it keep or get runny? Thx!
Melissa
Oh sure, it will keep no problem.
deb@glutenfreefarina.com
Love this. Was looking for a banana pudding cake filling that would hold up and this seems to be the ticket. Thanks.
kathy
instead of using mini marshmallows can marshmallow fluff be used instead?
Melissa
Sure, or you could leave them out. This variation is a dip and meant to be fun hence the mini marshmallows for texture.
Driving Directions
It looks delicious! I will try to cook it. Thank you for sharing!
Barb Abila
Can you make this with cooked pudding?
Melissa
If cooled it might work but, I make this just as written.