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Southern Banana Pudding Cheesecake Recipe With Instant Pudding

This southern banana pudding cheesecake recipe with instant pudding is a wonderful mixture of cheesecake and banana pudding! It is a must try!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: southern banana pudding, cheesecake, banana cheesecake, banana pudding cheesecake
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Crust:

Cheesecake Filling:

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp All-purpose Flour
  • 1 Packet Dry Banana Cream Instant Pudding Mix
  • 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 Cup Mashed Ripe Bananas

Topping/Garnish:

  • Whipped Cream or Cool Whip (can or tub will work)
  • 1 Large Banana
  • 3-4 Waffers or Cookies

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  • Grind the cookies in a food processor until they are crumbs. Then add the sugar and melted butter and mix well.
  • Grease a 7-inch cheesecake pan. Press the crumb mixture on the bottom and part the way up the sides of the pan.
  • Put the pan in the heated oven for 8-10 minutes. Then remove and set aside to cool down.
  • In a large bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, and pudding mix with an electric mixer on low speed until fully blended.
  • Add sour cream, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract. Mix well. It will be a little lumpy and that is ok.
  • Add eggs and mix slowly until fully blended. You want the eggs to be well blended with the mixture but be careful not to add a lot of air to the mix.
  • Pour the cheesecake batter onto the crust.
  • Bake for 1.5 hours at 300 in a water bath. You can either set the pan in foil before placing it in the water bath or you can use a Bath Cheesecake Wrap.
  • Turn off the oven and leave the door closed for 30 minutes. The cheesecake will continue to cook but will also start to cool slowly.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool on the counter before placing the completely cooled cheesecake in the refrigerator.
  • Before serving arrange a single layer of banana slices on top of the cheesecake. Then garnish with whipped cream, sliced bananas, and cookies or vanilla wafers.

Know that estimated nutrition facts are just a guideline and will vary depending on any variation you make or brand you use from what we have listed.