Banana Pudding Parfaits

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: North American

Prep Time: 30

Total Time: 30

Servings: servings

Calories: 990kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Layers of vanilla wafer cookies, homemade mascarpone cream, banana pudding, and freshly sliced bananas, these parfaits are quick and easy to make! Serve them family style or fancy them up by serving them in these individual glasses. Top with whipped cream and an optional caramel drizzle. They're a feast for the eyes!

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Ingredients

For the Mascarpone Cream:

457 grams mascarpone cheese (just under two cups)
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Assembly:

15 ounces boxed vanilla wafer cookies (often called Nilla Wafers)
3 large bananas, just ripened, no brown spots on the skin
3 cups banana pudding (homemade or store-bought)

Instructions

Before you start, place your mixing bowl in the freezer. An ice-cold bowl will help to make whipping the mascarpone and the cream faster and easier. Allow the bowl to chill for 5 minutes.
Transfer the cold mascarpone to the chilled mixing bowl. Beat for just a minute or two to loosen up the dense ingredient.
Next, add in the cold cream (heavy or whipping cream) and beat to incorporate until smooth.
Add the confectioner’s sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until well incorporated.
Next, working in layers, either in a 9x13 baking dish, a trifle bowl, or individual glasses as you see here, set a thin layer of the mascarpone cream into whatever vessel you are using.
Top with a layer of vanilla wafer cookies, followed by the banana pudding, and freshly sliced bananas.
You can continue to build layers in this fashion and stop once you have either used up your ingredients or have filled your serving vessel. Be sure that the last layer is the mascarpone cream!
Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to serve.
Before serving, top with crushed wafer cookies and a banana slice. Optionally, you may drizzle with caramel or chocolate sauce. A sprinkling of toffee bits is also a nice touch!

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