Banana Pudding Pretzel Dessert
My banana pudding pretzel dessert is the ultimate treat for dessert or parties. A salty, sweet pretzel crust is topped with a rich, creamy banana pudding layer for a sweet, salty treat everyone loves.
Servings: 12 Servings
Ingredients
Banana Pudding Mixture
- 12 ounce cream cheese
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounce cool whip topping
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 large bananas, peeled, sliced
- 3.4 ounce instant French vanilla pudding or banana pudding
Pretzel Crust
- 2 ½ cups coarsely crushed pretzels
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° and lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with a non-stick cooking spray.
Pretzel Crust
- Using a food processor, or large baggie, add pretzels and crush into small pieces.
- In a medium bowl, add coarsely crushed pretzel, brown sugar, flour and vanilla. Stir.
- Melt butter and add to the pretzel mixture. Stir to combine.
- Spread mixture into prepared baking dish. Press into an even layer, reserving ½ cup of pretzel mixture to use for the topping.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool.
Banana Pudding Mixture
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Add heavy cream, cool whip topping, instant pudding, powdered sugar, and bananas to the cream cheese, and beat until light and fluffy.
- Spoon banana pudding mixture over cooled pretzel crust and spread in an even layer.
- Sprinkle the remaining pretzel crust mixture over the banana pudding.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 4+ hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, add sliced bananas on top, and homemade whipped cream, if desired.