Strawberry Cheesecake Banana Pudding is a creamy, no-bake layered dessert that combines rich cheesecake-style vanilla pudding with fresh strawberries, bananas, and vanilla wafer crumbs plus a fluffy strawberry cream layer. It’s designed for easy assembly in a trifle dish or pan and chills into a scoopable dessert perfect for parties, potlucks, and holidays.
Why this dessert works
The pudding base borrows from popular banana pudding and cheesecake puddings by blending instant vanilla pudding with cold milk, sweetened condensed milk, softened cream cheese, and whipped cream for a lush, cheesecake-like texture. Fresh strawberries and bananas layered with wafers or graham crumbs add freshness and texture, while the strawberry cream layer reinforces the berry flavor and gives a pretty pink contrast.
Because it sets in the fridge instead of the oven, it’s a no-bake dessert that can be made ahead, much like other layered strawberry–banana trifles and banana puddings.
Ingredients and roles
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