Oven-Roasted Banana Pudding Bars with Vanilla Wafer Crust

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Soft banana pudding layered over a vanilla wafer crust, baked to a golden finish with caramelized banana slices on top. This Southern American-inspired recipe, ready in about 45 minutes, layers vanilla wafer cookies, unsalted butter, ripe bananas into a dessert worth slowing down for — great for weekend baking, holiday tables, or any time you want a sweet payoff at the end of a meal. Each serving lands at about 310 calories and feeds 9, so it slots into a weekend bake or a special-occasion dessert tray. Tap "Plan a meal with the AI" below to drop this recipe into your week and send the ingredients straight to Instacart. Nutrition values are approximate, calculated from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov) — verify against ingredient labels for any health-driven dietary plan.

Prep: 20 min Cook: 25 min Serves 9 Southern American cuisine 310 cal/serving
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, combine 2 cups crushed vanilla wafer cookies with 6 tbsp melted unsalted butter until the mixture resembles wet sand.
  2. Step 2: Press the crust mixture evenly into the bottom of a greased 8x8-inch baking pan and bake for 10 minutes until lightly golden.
  3. Step 3: Meanwhile, whisk together 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix with 2 cups whole milk and 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk until thickened, about 2 minutes.
  4. Step 4: Remove the crust from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Spread half of the pudding mixture evenly over the warm crust.
  5. Step 5: Arrange 1 1/2 of the sliced ripe bananas (about 1 1/2 bananas) over the pudding layer.
  6. Step 6: Spread the remaining pudding over the banana layer, then top with the remaining 1 1/2 sliced bananas.
  7. Step 7: Return the pan to the oven and bake for 15 minutes until the bananas are caramelized and the pudding is set.
  8. Step 8: Remove from oven and cool completely. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before topping with 1 cup whipped cream and serving in bars.

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