BANANA CARAMEL CREAM DESSERT

Banana Caramel Cream Dessert image

Provided by Ambervim

Categories Dessert

Time 41m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

vanilla pastry cream (Vanilla Pastry Cream (low Fat) or Pastry Cream Lite)
4 bananas
good quality caramel sauce (try Caramel in a Can or dulce de leche)
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
10 graham crackers
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

Graham Cracker Crumble: Crush crackers in a large ziplock type bag. Pour crumbs, sugar and melted butter into a bowl and , stir until fully combined. Pour into a 9"x13" casserole dish and press into a even layer. Bake at 350*F for 10-12 minutes, until light brown. Allow to cool.
Whip the cream and add the powdered sugar.
Make your vanilla pastry cream.
Make your caramel sauce or get it out of a jar.
Slice the bananas.
Assembly ----.
Spoon about 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumble into individual serving dishes. Use a small glass to press the crumble into a firm layer.
Add a layer of pastry cream into each dish. For easy assembly, fill a large ziplock type bag with the pastry cream, snip off the end and fill the dishes from this bag.
Add a few slices of banana.
Top bananas with a layer of whipped cream.
Add some graham cracker crumble and a drizzle of caramel (scoop caramel or dulce de leche into a small ziplock bag and snip off the end for easy application).
Repeat layers 2-5.
Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 3 hours. Top with a slice of fresh banana just before serving.
Options: add nuts.
Serving Option: Make as 1 big trifle.
Easy Options: Use prepared pudding mix in place of the pastry cream, or cool whip in place of the whipped cream, feel free, but I can not attest to the results.