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This creamy, fluffy, delicious Dulce De Leche Banana Cream Pie is probably one of our absolute most favorite pie recipes ever.
EVER. It’s seriously incredible. The graham cracker crust is one of the greatest things that has ever happened to America but then pour in dulce de leche, fresh bananas, and the creamiest, dreamiest pudding mixture and you are seriously in for an amazing treat. It totally can hold it’s own next to a classic apple pie, or a no bake pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving dinner.
What is Dulce De Leche?
Dulce De Leche is a traditional Argentinian dessert made by caramelizing sugar in milk.
Dulce de leche(pronounced “DOOL say day LAY chay”) is a Spanish term for a thick caramel sauce popular in Latin America.
What Does Dulce De Leche Taste Like?
I would say that it’s fairly similar to caramel, but it is a taste to it’s own…Very Tasty
It’s in between caramel & butterscotch. It’s very sweet too.
This pie is not as difficult as other pies too. No cooking necessary, other than the pie crust.
The only thing that is truly important to remember is to follow the pudding section instructions carefully. Don’t skip mixing the milk and pudding separate as it wont set up right otherwise.
I prefer to bake my own graham cracker crust, but you can totally buy one if you prefer.
This is a pretty fabulous step in the pie making, spread almost an entire can of dulce over the top of the bananas. If you can’t find a can of dulce de leche in the baking or hispanic section of your store just make your own by boiling a can of sweetened condensed milk. You can google tutorials. Reserve just a little as a decorative topping.
This pie is rich, but amazing. I absolutely loooooved it. I think it would be good served as bars too. I can picture it now… mmmmmmm.
So, you fill your pie crust with bananas, top with dulce de leche and then top it with “Not Yo Mama’s Banana Pudding” from Paula Deen. Oh my. It’s wonderful. There’s truly nothing else I can say. Just, go make it, tomorrow.
How Do You Store Dulce De Leche Banana Cream Pie?
Freshly made Dulce De Leche Banana Cream Pie will keep for about 3 to 4 days in the fridge; refrigerate covered loosely with aluminum foil or plastic wrap.
But, let’s be honest. This pie is so good, there will not be any left over to store!
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Dulce De Leche Banana Cream Pie
Dulce De Leche Banana Cream Pie
Ingredients
For the Graham Cracker Pie Crust
- 1 ¾ Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
- ⅓ Cup Sugar
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ Cup Butter, melted
For the Filling
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1 Box French Vanilla Instant Pudding, 3.4 oz
- 4 Ounces Cream Cheese, softened
- ½ Can Sweetened Condensed Milk, 14 oz
- 1/2 Container Cool Whip, 12 oz, defrosted or 1 ½ cups fresh whipped cream with a little powdered sugar beaten until soft peaks form.
- 2 Bananas, sliced
- 1 Can Dulce De Leche
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients for the crust in a bowl.1 ¾ Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs, ⅓ Cup Sugar, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ½ Cup Butter
- Press into a deep dish 9" pie dish and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven to cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the pudding and milk and set aside.1 Cup Milk, 1 Box French Vanilla Instant Pudding
- In another bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth, and then add the sweetened condensed milk and beat again until smooth.4 Ounces Cream Cheese, ½ Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Add the pudding into the cream cheese mixture and stir until evenly combined.
- Add 1/3 of the Cool Whip to the bowl, and gently fold it into everything.1/2 Container Cool Whip
- Add the remaining Cool Whip and fold until completely combined. Adding a little at a time is keeping it lighter vs just whipping it all together.
- Layer the sliced bananas on the bottom of the pie crust and pour the dulce de leche all over it. You most likely will only use 3/4 of the can. That's fine.2 Bananas, 1 Can Dulce De Leche
- Add the filling on top and chill for at least a few minutes before serving
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How much cream cheese is needed? I’m assuming it’s the blanked out ingrident under dulce de leche?
The blank space was just an error, there wasn’t an ingredient there. The neufchatel cheese is cream cheese so just 4 ounces
Oh how I wish I hadn’t found this recipe… I made this today and am inhaling it as I write. It’s beyond delicious and I cannot trust myself to not make it every week!
I used a store bought crust and decided to turn it out into a 9×13″ Pyrex baking dish when it looked like it wouldn’t fit in the tin. I broke the crust into large pieces, threw in the banana slices, dulce de leche and the pudding/whipped cream mixture. Oh my!!!
Oh man, and now I craving the darn stuff!!! Thank you so much for your sweet comment. It is our favorite part about writing this site and truly has made my day!
This looks absolutely amazing.
Thanks Shaina!!
I made this pie for the first time yesterday. It got rave reviews! It’s so easy to make!
Thank you sooooo much for this recipe!! I was looking for something different to make for Thanksgiving and sounds like just the thing!! Will still have all the traditional desserts this will just be a fabulous addition!, can’t wait to make it but think I will have to make a sample way before then like maybe tomorrow!! I believe I will have to plan on making more than one too!! Thanks again!!! Nobly thing, how do you make your crust?? Just the usual recipe or something different??
This looks AMAZING!! We will for sure be making it. I LOVE the idea of making it into bars. I may have to do that.
How do you keep the bananas from turning brown? Shouldn’t they have been glazed or dipped?
Hi Elena, the dulce de leche really helps with that , and the ones on top I add right as we serve it.
Your pie looks amazing! I shared your recipe in my blog post for Thanksgiving pie ideas. I hope you don’t mind! : )
https://momelite.com/thanksgiving-pie/
Cyndi, that’s so kind of you! Thanks!
This sounds divine! Love the idea of the bars.
oh yes please, wow – what a super good filling.