Banana Cream Pie Dip

Banana Cream Pie Dip Ingredients

This 6 ingredient pie dip is packed with banana cream pie flavors. Keep reading for notes on each ingredient and potential substitutions.

• Banana Cream Pudding Mix: You’ll need one 3.4oz package. I cannot tell a difference between off brand and name brand pudding, so use whichever brand you prefer. And do not mistakenly grab cook and serve varieties like I did, it should be instant.
• Half and Half: This makes the pudding thick and creamier than ever. I do not recommend swapping it out for regular milk, it makes the dip a little too loose.
• Cream Cheese: Make sure it is softened to room temperature before you begin, or you may have a lumpy banana cream layer. I do not recommend using reduced fat, the flavor and texture is odd.
• Powdered Sugar: This is also known as confectioner’s sugar. This adds a tiny bit of sweetness and cuts through the strong cream cheese flavor.
• Whipped Cream: Feel free to use prepared tub whipped cream or homemade. I prefer to make my own using heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar, it’s more stable and tastes better too.
• Dippers: I like to use banana chips, vanilla wafers, and pretzels. I also use them as a garnish for my pie dip, in this case I used crushed vanilla wafers and banana chips.

Equipment Needed

• Hand Mixer with the beater attachments, I use this one. It’s easier than making it by hand, and your dip will be super smooth and creamy. Feel free to use a stand mixer too.
• Serving Dish. You’ll want to use a large, shallow dish so everyone can get even amounts of banana cream and whipped cream. I recommend using a 9 inch pie plate or anything similar in size like this 10.5 x 7.5 ceramic dish. I used my grandma’s vintage Corelle, it’s an 8 inch casserole dish.

How to Make Banana Cream Pie Dip

Here’s a quick overview of the steps, the recipe card below will have complete details.

1. WHIP THE BANANA CREAM PUDDING. Whisk together banana cream pudding mix and half and half until thickened and smooth. Set aside.

2. MAKE THE BANANA CREAM LAYER. Beat together the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Combine in the banana cream pie pudding and then the whipped cream. Spread out into a shallow serving dish.

3. TOP WITH TOPPINGS. I like to add more whipped cream, crushed vanilla wafers, and banana chips.

4. REFRIGERATE BEFORE SERVING. Cover and refrigerate the Banana Cream Pie Dip a couple of hours OR up to 3 days before serving with your favorite dippers (suggestions in the next section).

Serving Suggestions and Dippers

This dip tastes great on a spoon, but having dippers is probably the more civil way to serve it. I recommend having 3 or more dippers to choose from. They should be different in texture and flavor- 1 cookie, 1 crunchy option, and 1 fruit.

I used vanilla wafers for my cookie, pretzels for the crunchy option, and banana chips as fruit. But here are more great options to choose from:

• honey graham crackers
• fruits – sliced bananas, strawberries, apples, grapes, etc.
• cookies – shortbread, vanilla creme sandwich cookies, mini chocolate chip cookies, animal crackers
• pie crust cookies

Make Ahead and Storing Information

This Banana Cream Pie Dip is the perfect make ahead party option because it actually tastes better the next day. The refrigeration time allows the pie dip to set to the perfect consistency while amplifying the banana cream flavor. Make it no more than 3 days before serving and be sure to cover it tightly with plastic wrap or store it in an airtight container.

Any leftover pie dip should also be tightly covered with plastic wrap or stored in an airtight container. It will last 4 days or more if stored properly. I do not recommend freezing pie dip because it becomes clumpy in texture as it thaws.

Recipe Tips You Need To Read

Pie dips are super simple to make, but here are a few solutions to common issues that will make this recipe even easier.

ROOM TEMPERATURE CREAM CHEESE ONLY. Do not, I repeat, do not use cream cheese that is not at room temperature. If you start making your pie dip and it’s even a little too cold you will have lumps that are super difficult to get rid of.

FIX THAT LUMPY PUDDING. It never fails, when I am making pudding it is almost always a little lumpy. To smooth it out you can use an immersion blender, food processor, or standard blender. Small lumps typically do not matter, but if there is a lot in your pudding you will want to fix it before making the banana cream.

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