Sunday, November 16, 2008

Banana Pudding Squares

Want a creamy delicious dessert? Try this one! This banana pudding treat would be great for parties or office potlucks. This is definitely a guilt free dessert because it calls for mostly low fat and fat free ingredients. I actually used one box of French vanilla pudding and one box of banana cream pudding when I made it. I also topped the squares off with crushed Nilla Wafers instead of chocolate.

Banana Pudding Squares
link to recipe at Kraft Foods
35 Reduced Fat Nilla Wafers, finely crushed
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Philadelphia Neufchatel Cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Fat Free Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
3 bananas
2 pkg. (1.5 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding
3 cups cold fat-free milk
1/2 square BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, grated

Directions:
Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
Mix Neufchatel cheese and sugar in medium bowl until blended. Stir in 1-1/2 cup cool whip; spread carefully onto crust. Set aside. Cut bananas crosswise in half, then cut each piece lengthwise in half. Arrange over Neufchatel cheese mixture.
Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. Spoon over bananas. Spread with remaining cool whip; sprinkle with chocolate. Refrigerate 3 hours before serving.
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36 comments:

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  2. These look so delicious! Great idea to use nilla wafers, yummy!

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  3. Please come to my house and make these for me! :)

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  4. aw man, i want one!

    Kelly Turner
    www.groundedfitness.com

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  5. My grandmother used to make something very close to this with boxed dream whip.
    Thanks for bringing back great memories!

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  6. This is such a classic banana dessert. I used to crave this stuff like crazy growing up. Oh, the memories :)

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  7. What a fun old-fashioned dessert idea. My grandmother made these too, but I'd forgotten all about them.

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  8. So delicious!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~ Love all banana dessert!

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  9. I agree with Veggiegirl on this one. Nice work, I bet it would be real good with lemon pudding (and maybe minus the bananas) for some lemon squares.

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  10. Yum! I have a recipe similar with chocolate pudding instead of banana! I'll bet the banana is sooo good. I'll have to try it!

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  11. Wow, looks amazingly yummy

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  12. Mmmmm, pudding squares. That's just inspired.

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  13. Megan - these squares look so tasty! I am just wondering when you are shipping these to Canada?

    zesty

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  14. Like a banana cream pie, in a square! I'll take two, please.

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  15. This looks really tasty and fairly simple to make. I love recipes like that! I know my kids would love this.

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  16. I can actually taste it! It looks delicious!

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  17. yum, such a classic! I bet a layer of pb between the crust and bananas would really take it to the top :)

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  18. bananas? but what about pumpkin :D I'm just kidding hehe looks great! Oh and I wanted to tell you about another bar I TOTALLY blanked on the other day, I added a second update but here is a link to them, Kashi TLC bars nutritious and delicious haha
    http://www.kashi.com/products/chewy_granola_bars_cherry_dark_chocolate

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  19. I would love a piece of that right now, for breakfast! :)

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  20. i haven't had nilla wafers in years!!! those things are so addictive. :)

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  21. I have had something very close to these & forgot how wonderful these treats are!!! Like heaven & now that it's almost guilt free...yummy!

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  22. Banana pudding in squares, genius!

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  23. Banana pudding is one of my all time favorite desserts! Great recipe!

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  24. yummy! i've had banana pudding, but never in squares...looks delicous!

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  25. I don't love banana pudding, but I get the feeling other flavors would work just as well!

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  26. No Chocolate??? Just kidding. Even a chocoholic gets tired of the taste once in a while. I like banana pudding. Never thought to make it into squares though. Very smart.

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  27. yummy yummy. i love me some banana pudding!!! banana pudding always make me think of paula deen for some reason.

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  28. This looks super yummy! I love banana pudding. What a great way to make it different! I'm so trying this one out! Thanks!

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  29. This looks really yummy! When I first saw the picture, I thought it was lemon squares, which I totally love. I'm with you, peanut butter boy.

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  30. Cheese and banana squares? I'm yours!

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  31. Yum! This recipe combines a lot of great ingredients :o)

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  32. Yum, yum, yum! I looove banana pudding! These look awesome!

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  33. That looks so good! I'm pretty sure all that sugar would give me a massive stomach ache, or keep me awake for days, but a girl can dream!

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