Banana Pudding Ice Cream Pie
Banana pudding summons up thoughts of old-fashioned Sunday dinners and well-deserved afternoon naps. In ice cream form, you are in for a delicious spin on the original, sure to be requested time and time again.
INGREDIENTS | SERVES 12
- 2 cups Banana Frozen Yogurt, slightly softened
- 1 baked Vanilla Wafer Crust
- 2 bananas, peeled and sliced
- 2 cups Simple Vanilla Ice Cream, slightly softened
- 3 cups Sweetened Whipped Cream
- 6 vanilla wafer cookies, ground
- 12 vanilla wafer cookies, whole
Spread the Banana Frozen Yogurt into the prepared pie shell. Top with a layer of sliced bananas.
Spread the Simple Vanilla Ice Cream over the bananas. Allow to freeze for 30 minutes.
Remove from freezer and top with more banana slices. Add whipped cream, piling high in the center.
Sprinkle crushed cookies over the top, and garnish with whole wafer cookies. Freeze until set. Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving.
A Reason to Celebrate
In 2010, Red Cross volunteers created the National Banana Pudding Festival just outside of Centerville, Tennessee, near the home of Sarah Cannon, more famously known as Minnie Pearl. Money is raised from the festival and cookoff to help fund victims of natural disasters.
