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Drunken Banana Pudding

No-CookGastro-PubSweet

Time: 8 hours 40 minutes

Yield: 24 servings

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About

The stripes of sweetness in Drunken Banana Pudding are something to behold! And then something to eat with great enthusiasm! The base is a rich, creamy chocolate pudding infused with coffee liqueur for extra warmth and delicious flavor. Then there's the fluffy whipped topping and a sweet banana pudding with vanilla wafers mixed right in! It's the best kind of chocolate-banana combo! Drunken Banana Pudding is the dessert parties crave... it certainly won't harshen your buzz!

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Ingredients

  • For the filling:
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened, divided
  • 2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups coffee liqueur, chilled
  • 2 1/2 cups 2% milk, cold, divided
  • 2 (3.9-ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 3 (8-ounce) cartons frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
  • 9 whole chocolate graham crackers, coarsely crushed
  • 2 (3.4-ounce) packages instant banana cream pudding mix
  • 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafers, coarsely crushed
  • 5 medium bananas, sliced
  • Optional toppings:
  • chocolate graham crackers, to taste, coarsely crushed
  • vanilla wafers, to taste
  • bananas, to taste, sliced

Directions

Step 1 -In a large bowl, add 1 package of the cream cheese and 1 can of the condensed milk and beat until blended.

Step 2 -Add the coffee liqueur, 1/2 cup of the milk, and both packages of the chocolate pudding mix, beating until thickened, about 2 minutes.

Step 3 -Add 1 carton of the whipped topping and fold to combine.

Step 4 -Add 9 of the crushed chocolate graham crackers and fold to combine.

Step 5 -In a separate large bowl, add the remaining cream cheese and the remaining condensed milk and beat until blended.

Step 6 -Add the remaining milk and both packages of the banana pudding mix and beat until thickened, about 2 minutes.

Step 7 -Add 1 carton of the whipped topping, 1 1/2 cups of the crushed vanilla wafers, and 5 of the sliced bananas and fold to combine.

Step 8 -In a 6-7-quart trifle bowl or glass bowl, add the chocolate pudding mixture and smooth out the top.

Step 9 -Layer the chocolate pudding with 1/2 of the remaining carton of the whipped topping.

Step 10 -Layer the banana pudding mixture over top of the whipped topping layer.

Step 11 -Layer the remaining 1/2 of the carton of the whipped topping over the banana pudding mixture layer.

Step 12 -Cover the trifle bowl and refrigerate it for at least 8 hours and up to overnight.

Step 13 -Serve topped with the remaining crushed chocolate graham crackers, the remaining whole vanilla wafers, and the remaining banana slices.

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