These Banana Pudding Dream Bars take your favorite banana pudding to the next level with an Oreo layer, fresh bananas, and a sweet cream cheese layer. For the whipped topping, you can use my recipe for Stabilized Whipped Cream or buy whipped topping at the store.
Do you love banana desserts?
I sure do!
If so, then I’m pretty sure you’re going to go nuts for this easy banana dessert recipe.
I remember my grandmother making a really delicious banana cream pie when I was little, but THIS is much better than that ever was!!
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OH, MY GOODNESS!!
It certainly was not easy for me to stop eating it.
It’s full of banana flavor, but not too overpowering.
This no bake dessert is just one in a growing number of my dream bar recipes.
There’s something for everyone!
The original Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars were the ones that started my fixation on this incredibly easy dessert.
These were followed by number of others including Strawberry Cheesecake Dream Bars, Oreo Pudding Dream Bars, Chocolate Mint Dream Bars, Orange Creamsicle Dream Bars, Circus Animal Cookie Dream Bars, Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dream Bars, No Bake Pumpkin Dream Bars, Red Velvet Cherry Dream Bars, Easy No Bake Turtle Dream Bars, and my latest just for the adults – Irish Cream Dream Bars.
These Dream Bar recipes have been some of THE most popular recipes here at 365 Days of Baking and More.
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Looking for more great banana desserts or tasty banana recipes?
I’ve got them!
One of my favorites is this Banana Tres Leches Cake!
I absolutely LOVE Banana Cake, but this Tres Leches Cake is over the top delicious! So moist, it’s one that you’ll be making again and again!
You can make this Banana Split Ice Cream Cake or you can even make Banana Splits for Dinner with Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce!
I certainly won’t tell. 😉
Then of course, I have a large collection of banana bread recipes because duh, ultimate comfort food!
One of my most popular is this Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread – love, love, LOVE!!
Of course, there are others.
Add a little protein to your morning slice with this, Quinoa Banana Bread.
Chocolate is always a favorite and you can’t go wrong with this Double Chocolate Banana Bread.
Want different flavors? I’ve got Blueberry Banana Bread, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, and Chai Banana Bread.
AND, there are even more banana recipes!
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Banana Pudding Dream Bars
Ingredients
- 28 Golden Oreos with filling, divided
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 bananas divided
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces Cool Whip divided, can also use i recipe of my stabilized whipped cream
- 3.9 ounce package instant banana pudding
- 1 ½ cups milk *See Note
Instructions
Oreo Crust
- In a blender or food processor, finely crush 20 of the Oreo cookies.
- Put the butter into a medium microwavable bowl, and place into the microwave for 30 seconds or until completely melted.
- Add the cookies to the butter and mix until well moistened. Press into an ungreased 8 X 8-inch baking dish.
- Place into the freezer to chill for at least 30 minutes.
Banana Pudding
- Mix the package of pudding with the 1 1/2 cups of milk in a small bowl.
Banana Cheesecake Layer
- Mash one of the bananas.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the mashed banana and cream cheese. Add in the confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla and mix thoroughly.
- Fold in 1 cup of the Cool Whip or stabilized whipped cream, and mix until well blended.
- Slice the two remaining bananas and place over the cooled crust.
- Place dollops of the cream cheese mixture over the bananas and with an offset spatula, gently spread to completely cover.
- Evenly spread the pudding over the cream cheese mixture.
- Top with the remaining Cool Whip.
- Refrigerate for at least two hours.
- Place the 8 remaining Oreos into a plastic bag and crush. Sprinkle on top of the bars before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
I really think all the monkeys in your life are going to like this dessert. Let me know.
I’d love to hear your feedback!
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This post has been updated with pictures and has an updated recipe as of 3/5/21.
Comments & Reviews
These look and sound incredible, I can’t wait to make them! Thank you so much for letting me feature them in this week’s brand new Weekly Meal Plan post! http://asouthernfairytale.com/2016/03/02/weekly-meal-plan-week-32/
Thank you so very much, Rachel! It’s greatly appreciated!!
1/2 stick of butter is 4 tablespoons not 6.
Thanks so much for catching that, MamaT! That’s what I get for copying and pasting and changing amounts. I’ve fixed it!
Looks yummy!!
Oh yum! thanks
Thank you, Tally!
If I use a 9 x 13 pan, do I just double the entire recipe? Advise … Thank you
Yes, Daila, you would double the recipe. 🙂
Hey Dear! I’m totally in love with your website and the yummy desserts as well. I can’t wait to try this out at home. Thanks a ton for sharing all the ingredients. You’re doing a great job!
Wow… Another amazing dessert is here!
I have gone through most of your recipes but I can’t decide which one is my favorite. You never fail to impress me with your yummy recipes whether it is desserts, soups, sausages, main dishes or chicken dishes. Much Love 🙂
Can anyone please tell me do I crush the cookies with the cream filling inside. I’m already to make this delicious looking desert but I’m already stuck.
Linda, yes you can keep the filling in the cookies, no need to remove it.
I made this for “pi day” last week. It was definitely a hit! Last night, husband asked me to make it again soon.
Thanks so much, Alicia! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it. Be sure to thank your husband for me, too!
Hi there! Love your recipe – I’ve made it several times and it is always a hit! Always have everyone asking for the recipe so I send them to your post. Just wanted to share one thing so it may help others. Was running low on butter so I substituted margarine and it made the crust way too wet. So if using margarine I suggest backing off on the amount to about half. Thankfully I had extra cookies so I just sprinkled more in to solve my issue. Who doesn’t like extra yummy crust?! Lol.
Thank you so much, Stephanie! I appreciate the feedback and that tip about the margarine. I have never used it in any of my recipes, so am completely unfamiliar with it, so that’s good to know. Thank you for the 5 star rating, too!
Made a yummy dessert but not a fan of artificial banana flavored so I subbed with vanilla pudding- still delish and plenty of banana flavor. Thanks for the recipe!
Stacy, that’s awesome to hear, thank you! Substitutions are good and this dessert is definitely delicious with vanilla pudding, too. I’m glad you enjoyed and thanks for letting me know!
Is there a way to use cooked banana pudding instead of instant?
Brenda, you can definitely use cooked banana pudding. just make sure that it’s completely cooled before adding it to the pan. Enjoy!
Can you use plant based milk.
Sally, I haven’t used anything other than whole milk in all of my dream bar recipes, but I don’t see why you couldn’t. I’m just unsure of how the taste of the pudding will change, but if you’ve used plant based milk to make pudding before and enjoy it, then by all means, go for it. Enjoy!
For the crust do you keep the filling in the oreos when you process it
Breann, yes, you do keep the filling in the Oreos when you crush them. No need to make extra work by scraping them out and it makes the crust a bit sweeter. Hope you enjoy them!
What about a 9×13 recipe
Cheryl, you can definitely make this in a 9 X 13-inch pan. All you need to do is double the recipe. Enjoy it!
I made this for my mom for Mothers Day and she absolutely loved it. I followed the recipe as exact. The 20 cookies was a stretch for the bottom crust .. maybe next time I would add in a couple more.
Leah, thank you so much. I’m so thrilled to hear that it was a special part of your Mother’s Day with your mom. ❤️
Good to know about the cookies for the crust. That was probably an oversight on my part as the other dream bar recipes do use more cookies, so I will go ahead and adjust that in the recipe card. I appreciate you letting me know and thanks for the 5 stars!
My son’s favorite!!!
Debbie, I am SO happy to hear that. Thank you so much for letting me know and please give your son a BIG hug and thank you for me, too!
Hi! I only can find 3.4 oz boxes of banana pudding. I googled it and saw no 3.9 oz’s. Please advise. TY!
Krystle, the 3.4 ounce box is fine to use. They may have reduced the size since I originally made it. You just don’t want to use the large boxes in an 8X8 pan.
Enjoy them!