Ingredients:

  • 1 (8 oz / 225 g) block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1 (14 oz / 397 g) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (3.4 oz / 95 g) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups (480 ml) cold whole milk
  • 1 (12 oz / 340 g) container whipped topping
  • 1 (11 oz / 312 g) box vanilla wafers
  • 7 medium ripe bananas, sliced into rounds

Instructions:

  1. Beat the softened cream cheese until smooth and lump-free.
  2. Gradually stream in the sweetened condensed milk while continuing to mix on medium speed.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk the instant pudding mix with cold milk for 2 minutes until thickened.
  4. Fold the thickened pudding into the cream cheese mixture until the color is uniform and the texture is velvety.
  5. Spread a thin layer of the pudding mixture across the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  6. Arrange a single layer of vanilla wafers, followed by a tight row of banana slices.
  7. Repeat the layers of pudding, wafers, and bananas until all ingredients are used, ending with a generous layer of pudding on top.
  8. Spread the whipped topping evenly across the final pudding layer and garnish with crushed vanilla wafers.
  9. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to allow the wafers to soften.