This first page gathers five banana desserts that range from chilled layered sweets to warm baked and slow-cooked puddings. Each one uses bananas in a different way, with fruit, custard, cookies, or cake-style layers.
The recipes below highlight straightforward methods such as no-bake assembly, oven baking, and slow cooker cooking. Together they offer a varied set of banana dessert ideas for different serving styles.
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- No-Bake Banana Split Cake
- Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies: A Healthy Start to Your Day
- Oven-Baked 5-Ingredient Caramelized Banana Pudding
- Paula Deen’s Not Yo Momma’s Banana Pudding
- Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Banana Foster Pudding
No-Bake Banana Split Cake
No-Bake Banana Split Cake is built in layers, starting with a graham cracker crust pressed into a 9×13-inch dish. A cream cheese mixture made with powdered sugar and vanilla is spread over the crust, then bananas, drained crushed pineapple, sliced strawberries, and whipped topping are stacked on top. The finish includes optional walnuts, chocolate syrup, and maraschino cherries.
This dessert is assembled rather than baked, which keeps the process simple and lets the layers chill together before serving. It needs at least 2 hours in the refrigerator so the crust firms up and the filling sets into neat slices.
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Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies: A Healthy Start to Your Day
Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies combine mashed ripe bananas with rolled oats, blueberries, vanilla, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Honey or maple syrup can be added for extra sweetness, and the mixture is scooped onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, then flattened slightly to shape the cookies before baking.
The cookies bake on a sheet at 350°F until the edges turn golden brown and the tops are set. After a brief cool-down on the pan, they move to a wire rack, and the finished cookies can be served warm or at room temperature.
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Oven-Baked 5-Ingredient Caramelized Banana Pudding
Oven-Baked 5-Ingredient Caramelized Banana Pudding uses sliced bananas arranged in a greased pie plate, then covered with a whisked custard of sweetened condensed milk, beaten eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon. The banana slices are overlapped slightly so the custard settles between them as the dish bakes.
The pudding bakes on a baking sheet until the edges are set, the top is lightly golden, and the center still has a slight jiggle. After resting for 15 to 20 minutes, it can be served warm, with an extra pinch of cinnamon if desired.
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Paula Deen’s Not Yo Momma’s Banana Pudding
Paula Deen’s Not Yo Momma’s Banana Pudding begins with a layer of Chessman cookies in a 9×13-inch pan topped with sliced bananas. A mixture of pudding, milk, cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and folded Cool Whip is spread over the fruit, then finished with another layer of cookies.
The method relies on separate mixing steps to keep the filling smooth before it is folded together and layered. Once assembled, the pudding is covered and chilled for at least 1 hour, or left overnight for a firmer set.
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Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Banana Foster Pudding
Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Banana Foster Pudding combines sliced bananas with brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. The mixture is stirred until the bananas are well coated, then poured into a greased slow cooker and spread evenly.
The pudding cooks covered on low until the bananas are soft and the sauce has thickened. After cooking, it is gently stirred and served warm, making the slow cooker an easy way to build a soft, saucy banana dessert.
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