BANANA CREAM CHEESECAKE BARS

Cheesecake Bars are similar to a traditional slice of cheesecake. However, you can take them with you while you are on the go. You do not need a fork to eat these sweet bars. The Banana Cream Cheesecake Bars combine the cheesecake taste with the sweet flavor of banana cream to provide an undeniably great taste.

The recipe calls for Nilla Wafers to create a light and tasty crust for your Banana Cream Cheesecake Bars. However, you do not have to use that specific brand. You can use a generic brand of vanilla cookies. You might also want to try Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Cookies or Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookies.

The brand of your pudding mix does not matter too much. The Jell-O brand offers both traditional and sugar-free banana cream instant pudding mix. The only thing you need to do is make sure that the box says “instant” on it. If the box does not say instant, you should not buy it because the pudding mix would not work properly for this recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 11oz. box Nilla Wafers, crushed into crumbs
• 1/2 cup unsalted melted butter
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 8oz. packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 3.4oz. package instant banana cream pudding mix
• Whipped topping
• Banana slices

Instructions

1. Line an 8×8" baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Combine the Nilla Wafer crumbs and melted butter in a medium bowl. Press the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Place in the refrigerator to chill.
3. In a chilled bowl, using a handheld mixer, whip heavy cream and sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add pudding mix and beat until combined.
5. Fold in whipped cream until smooth. Pour the cream cheese filling evenly into the chilled crust.
6. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours before cutting into 9 squares.
7. Garnish with whipped cream and banana slices. ENJOY!