Banana Cream Caramel and Cookie Almond Crunch is a long name for this mini dessert! What this dessert lacks in size it definitely makes up for in flavor!
My granddaughter wanted a dessert. Early in the day, we began to come up with this plan. Over the day we changed things a few times, but this is the recipe for our finished mini dessert. It makes 6 perfect little mini desserts.
Banana Cream Caramel and Cookie Almond Crunch
Cookie Almond Crunch:
- 1 cup animal cookie crumbs
- 1/2 cup coarsely ground slivered almonds
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
Banana Pudding Mixture:
- 1-1/4 cups cold milk
- JELL-O Simply Good Banana Pudding mix (3.4 oz)
- 1 cup of stabilized whipped cream *see recipe below
You Will Also Need:
- Bananas
- Salted Caramel Topping (We used Smucker’s Simple Delight Salted Caramel Topping.)
Cookie Almond Crunch Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°
Melt the butter in a glass 6 x 9-inch baking dish. (I used a glass baking dish, but this will crisp up faster if you use a baking sheet pan.)
Stir in the cookie crumbs and the ground almonds. Press into a flat layer at the bottom of the dish or baking sheet pan.
Bake for 10 – 15 minutes until golden brown. As the crunch cools, it will crisp.
Note: This makes more of the crumble than necessary for this recipe, but you can use the leftover for topping ice cream, yogurt, or another dessert.
Banana Pudding Mixture:
Pour the milk into a large mixing bowl. Whisk the pudding mix into the milk until well blended.
Then, gently fold 2/3 of the stabilized whipped cream into the pudding mixture. Save the remaining 1/3 of the stabilized cream for topping the pudding!
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Assembling The Banana Cream Caramel Cookie Almond Crunch
Spoon some of the cookie almond crunch into the mini dessert glasses
.
Next, spoon the pudding mixture into a gallon-size Ziploc freezer bag, clip a corner creating a 1/2″ open tip for piping. Zip the top shut, forcing most of the air out of the bag.
Pipe some of the pudding mixture on top of the cookie almond crunch. Then, using the back of a small spoon, level the surface of the pudding.
Top the pudding with 3 banana slices.
Drizzle caramel topping over the bananas. Spoon some cookie almond crunch over the bananas and caramel. Then, pipe more pudding mixture, top with bananas, and more caramel.
Next, pipe the leftover stabilized cream on top of the pudding. Drizzle caramel on top of the cream. Sprinkle a little cookie almond crunch on top of the cream and caramel. top with a slice of banana.
*Stabilized Whipped Cream 3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream 5-5/8 tsp. Powdered Sugar 3-1/2 tsp. Meringue Powder 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Chill a medium-sized mixing bowl and mixer beaters in the freezer for 20 minutes or so. Pour the heavy whipping cream into the bowl. Add the powdered sugar and beat until thickened. Then, mix in the Meringue Powder and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Whip until stiff peaks form.
This is such a simple dessert, but doesn’t it look gorgeous? Sophie took the first bite. She said, “You are definitely gonna like this!”
Banana Cream Caramel and Cookie Almond Crunch
This is such a simple dessert but doesn’t it look gorgeous? Sophie took the first bite. She said, "You are definitely gonna like this!"
Ingredients
- Banana Cream Caramel and Cookie Almond Crunch
- Cookie Almond Crunch:
- 1 cup animal cookie crumbs
- 1/2 cup coarsely ground slivered almonds
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- Banana Pudding Mixture:
- 1-1/4 cups cold milk
- 1 JELL-O Simply Good Banana Pudding mix (3.4 oz)
- 1 cup of stabilized whipped cream *see recipe below
- You Will Also Need:
- Bananas
- Salted Caramel Topping (We used Smucker's Simple Delight Salted Caramel Topping.)
- *Stabilized Whipped Cream
- 3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 5-5/8 tsp. Powdered Sugar
- 3-1/2 tsp. Meringue Powder
- 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
Instructions
Cookie Almond Crunch Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°
Melt the butter in a glass 6 x 9-inch baking dish. (I used a glass baking dish but this will crisp up faster if you use a baking sheet pan.)
Stir in the cookie crumbs and the ground almonds. Press into a flat layer at the bottom of the dish or baking sheet pan.
Bake for 10 - 15 minutes until golden brown. As the crunch cools, it will crisp.
Note: This makes more of the crumble than necessary for this recipe but you can use the leftover for topping ice cream, yogurt, or another dessert.
Banana Pudding Mixture:
Pour the milk into a large mixing bowl. Whisk the pudding mix into the milk until well blended.
Then, gently fold 2/3 of the stabilized whipped cream into the pudding mixture. Save the remaining 1/3 of the stabilized cream for topping the pudding!
Assembling The Banana Cream Caramel Cookie Almond Crunch
Spoon some of the cookie almond crunch into the mini dessert glasses.
Next, spoon the pudding mixture into a gallon-size Ziploc freezer bag, clip a corner creating a 1/2″ open tip for piping. Zip the top shut, forcing most of the air out of the bag.
Pipe some of the pudding mixture on top of the cookie almond crunch. Then, using the back of a small spoon, level the surface of the pudding.
Top the pudding with 3 banana slices.
Drizzle caramel topping over the bananas. Spoon some cookie almond crunch over the bananas and caramel. Then, pipe more pudding mixture, top with bananas, and more caramel.
Next, pipe the leftover stabilized cream on top of the pudding. Drizzle caramel on top of the cream. Sprinkle a little cookie almond crunch on top of the cream and caramel. top with a slice of banana.
*Stabilized Whipped Cream
Chill a medium-sized mixing bowl and mixer beaters in the freezer for 20 minutes or so. Pour the heavy whipping cream into the bowl. Add the powdered sugar and beat until thickened.
Then, mix in the Meringue Powder and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Whip until stiff peaks form.
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Looks good. My whole family loves my banana pudding so adding the extra ingredients would be perfect for them. I like bananas but not the pudding 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up with me at my #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 11, open April 1 to 26. All entries shared on social media if share buttons installed. I’d like to invite you to check out my other current link parties too!
Thanks for stopping by, Dee! Definitely add that crunch and the caramel! It is really good.
I cannot find Jello Simply Banana in stores by me. Could I substitute with instant pudding?
Yes, Abbie. It seems we can find fewer and fewer varieties of gelatin and pudding! Instant pudding is an easy substitute. Thanks for the question.