Banana pudding dip
Feb 25, 2019, Updated Apr 28, 2025
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If you like banana pudding, you’re going to be obsessed with this banana pudding dip. Creamy, fluffy pudding, sweet banana flavor, and crushed cookies are the perfect no-bake dessert thats great for parties, potlucks, or just a delicious treat.

One of my families favorite desserts is banana pudding, so I knew this banana pudding dip would be a huge hit. All of the dreamy flavors in scoopable form.
I love that this dessert dip is so easy to put together and with only a few ingredients. It’s one of those desserts that always disappears fast.
Looking for more banana treats, try fried bananas, banana pudding, and banana pudding ice cream.
Table of Contents
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Fast and easy. A no-bake dessert that comes together in about 10 minutes.
- Fluffy texture. Creamy, fluffy dip that’s easy to scoop.
- Loved by everyone. This dessert dip is always a huge hit with family and friends.
- Can be made ahead of time. You can chill this in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Ingredients
Just a few simple ingredients are used to make this creamy banana dip recipe. Here are the ingredients you’ll need for banana pudding dip.

- Instant vanilla pudding mix – You can use vanilla pudding or banana flavored pudding mix.
- Milk – Use whatever milk you have on hand.
- Cream cheese – Make sure the cream cheese is softened.
- Vanilla extract – Adds a nice warmth and sweetness to the dip.
- Powdered sugar – Use powdered sugar to add sweetness.
- Whipped topping – Thawed whipped topping like Cool Whip.
- Nilla wafers – I like using the mini vanilla wafers but regular will work too.
- Banana – Sliced banana gives you that delicious banana pudding flavor.
How to make banana pudding dip
This no bake banana pudding dessert is so easy to make. Scroll to the bottom for the full, printable recipe.
Step one: Place the pudding mix and milk in a bowl. Whisk together until combined.

Step two: Use an electric mixer to cream together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat until creamy.

Step three: Mix the vanilla pudding in with the cream cheese mixture. Stir in the whipped topping.

Step four: Top with sliced bananas and crumbled Nilla wafers.
Serving suggestions
The classic dipper for this banana dessert would be Nilla wafers. I also like using shortbread cookies, ginger snaps, animal crackers, pretzels, and fruit.
How do you keep bananas from turning brown?
You can keep bananas from turning brown by tossing them with a little lemon juice before adding them to the dip. If you plan on eating the dip the same day, you don’t need add the lemon juice.

Heather’s recipe tips
- Soften the cream cheese. This helps to prevent the dip from being lumpy. I typically will leave mine out on the counter for at least an hour before making.
- Beat the cream cheese until creamy. Make sure to use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese until it’s light and fluff.
- Adjust the banana. If you don’t like banana, you can leave it off. If you want more bananas, you can dice them and fold them into the dip.
Storage
Store: Keep any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. After that the bananas will become mushy.
Freezing: I don’t recommend freezing this dip. It does not hold up well.
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Banana Pudding Dip
Ingredients
- 1 (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (8 oz) frozen whipped topping
- 1 banana, diced
- 1/4 cup crushed Nilla wafers
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk.
- Using electric mixer, beat together powdered sugar, vanilla and cream cheese until creamy. (About 3 minutes)
- Slowly pour in pudding mixture and mix. Mix until creamy.
- Fold in whipped topping until combined.
- Serve with chopped banana and crushed Nilla wafers on top.
Notes
- Make sure your cream cheese is softened. This helps prevent lumpy dip. I typically will leave mine out on the counter for at least an hour but if you are in a hurry you can unwrap it and place on a microwave safe plate. Microwave for about 20 seconds to soften.
- If you would prefer more banana in this dip, gently fold in 1/2-1 cup diced bananas into the dip itself.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made it with banana cream flavored pudding and it was amazing!
I brought this to a friends party and everyone LOVED it! SOOO good!
I can’t even tell you how much we loved this! What a delicious treat, thanks so much!
YUM! What a delicious and easy dessert. Sorry to say I didn’t use it as a dip – we put it into small dishes and ate it with a spoon. It was that good!