Description:

Customize with banana, chocolate, butterscotch, pastachio. . .

Source:

susan

Serves/Makes:12 or more

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) flour
• 1-1/2 cubes butter
• 2/3 cup (150 ml) chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 cup (225 ml) powdered sugar
• 1 8 oz (224 grm). package cream cheese
• 1 8 oz (224 grm). carton whipped topping, from freezer case (i.e. Cool Whip)
• 2 3 oz (84 grm). packages instant banana pudding mix
• 3 cups (700 ml) milk
• 3 bananas, peeled and sliced
• chopped nuts for garnish, optional

Preparation

• Combine flour, butter and nuts and cut together as for a pie crust, until they resemble coarse meal.
• Press well into a 9" x 13" baking pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees (175 C.) for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool.
• Beat together sugar and cream cheese until fluffy.
• 1/2 Add the whipped topping.
• Spread on cooled crust.
• Layer with banana slices.
• Make up pudding according to package directions using just 3 cups (700 ml) of milk.
• Spread pudding on the bananas and cream cheese layer.
• Spread remaining whipped topping on pudding layer.
• Sprinkle with additional chopped nuts if desired.
• Chill several hours or overnight.

Comments

This can also be made with chocolate or butterscotch pudding but eliminate the bananas.