Description
Banana pudding cheesecake bites blend Southern comfort with creamy indulgence. Layered delicacies combine classic dessert flavors, offering you a delightful confection perfect for sweet-tooth cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 small banana, mashed
- 1 cup crushed vanilla wafers
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup whipped topping (like Cool Whip) or homemade whipped cream
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Sliced bananas
- Crushed vanilla wafers
- Whipped cream
Instructions
- Crust Preparation: Pulverize vanilla wafers into fine crumbs using a food processor, then thoroughly blend with melted butter to craft a compact, golden base for miniature desserts.
- Crust Molding: Compress the buttery crumb mixture into mini muffin cups, creating an even, sturdy foundation that will provide a delightful textural counterpoint to the creamy filling.
- Cheesecake Base: Whisk cream cheese until ultracreamy, gradually blending powdered sugar to develop a luxurious, silken mixture that forms the core of these decadent bites.
- Flavor Infusion: Delicately fold mashed ripe bananas into the cream cheese blend, allowing their natural sweetness to permeate the filling with a subtle, tropical essence.
- Texture Enhancement: Gently fold whipped topping and vanilla extract into the mixture, maintaining an airy, cloud-like consistency that promises a melt-in-your-mouth experience.
- Assembly and Chilling: Pipe the banana-kissed cheesecake filling into wafer-lined muffin cups, then refrigerate for at least two hours to solidify the bites into a perfectly set, creamy delicacy.
- Final Flourish: Adorn each bite with a petite banana slice, a wisp of whipped cream, and a sprinkle of crushed vanilla wafers to create an irresistibly elegant presentation moments before serving.
Notes
- Banana Ripeness Matters: Select overripe bananas with dark brown spots for maximum sweetness and deeper flavor profile, ensuring a more intense banana taste in the pudding bites.
- Crust Compression Technique: Press crumb mixture firmly and evenly into muffin cups using the back of a spoon or bottom of a glass to create a stable, compact base that won’t crumble.
- Smooth Filling Strategy: Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature before whipping to prevent lumps and achieve a silky, uniform texture that blends seamlessly with other ingredients.
- Chilling is Crucial: Allow minimum two-hour refrigeration time for bites to set completely, which helps stabilize the filling and enhances flavor melding between banana and cheesecake elements.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg