Chocolate Banana Pudding Trifle Recipe 425

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat 1 package cream cheese and 1 can condensed milk until blended. Beat in Kahlua, 1/2 cup milk and chocolate pudding mixes until thickened, about 2 minutes. Fold in 1 carton whipped topping, then chocolate graham crackers. Set aside., In another large bowl, beat remaining cream cheese and condensed milk until blended. Beat in the remaining 2 cups milk and the banana pudding mixes until thickened, about 2 minutes. Fold in 1 carton whipped topping, vanilla wafers and bananas., Spread chocolate pudding mixture in the bottom of a 6- or 7-qt. trifle bowl or glass bowl. Layer with 1-1/2 cups whipped topping and banana pudding mixture; top with remaining 1-1/2 cups whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Garnish with additional wafers, crushed chocolate graham crackers and sliced bananas before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F In a large bowl, combine graham-cracker crumbs, coconut, pecans, and sugar. Add melted butter, stirring until well combined. Spread mixture on a rimmed sheet pan and bake for approximately 15 minutes until coconut is golden brown, stirring regularly and watching to prevent burning. Set aside to cool.* In another bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add condensed milk and beat until well combined. Stir in pudding mix and milk and beat until mixture is smooth Reserve 2 tablespoons crumb mixture. In a large glass serving bowl or in individual stemmed glasses, layer 1/3 of the pudding, 1/2 of the bananas, 1/2 of the crumb mixture, another 1/3 of the pudding, 1/2 of the crumb mixture, remaining bananas, and remaining pudding Top with whipped topping and sprinkle reserved crumbs on top. *Crumb mixture can be prepared ahead of time and stored in an airtight container

Steps:

• Place milk in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Whisk in both chocolates and heat until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat.
• Whisk together the yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the chocolate-milk mixture and then return the mixture to the saucepan over medium-high heat and whisk until thickened. Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and transfer to a clean bowl. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the surface of the pastry cream and let cool to room temperature.
• Spoon about 1 cup of the pastry cream into a 9 by 13-inch glass dish. Layer the cookies, bananas, and pastry cream in the bowl, ending with the pastry cream. Cover tightly and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours or overnight. Just before serving, spread the whipped cream over the top of the pudding and sprinkle with the chocolate shavings.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil over medium-high. Remove from heat and add chocolate. Let sit 5 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar and whisk to combine. Let cool to room temperature.
• Layer 13 chocolate wafers in a 2-quart baking dish. Add half the chocolate mixture, then top with lengthwise banana slices. Top with 13 more cookies and remaining chocolate mixture. Cover and refrigerate until pudding is set and cookies are tender, about 2 hours (or up to 1 day). Top with round banana slices and serve.

Steps:

• Combine sugar, evaporated milk, cocoa and cornstarch in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cook until sugar dissolves and mixture is thick (about 3 minutes), stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat and stir in coffee liqueur.
• Set aside to cool.
• When chocolate mixture is cool, combine with cake cubes in a large bowl.
• Mix 2 crushed candy bars in with cake mixture.
• Beat milk and pudding mix at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended.
• Stir into cake mixture.
• Cover and chill for 15 minutes in refrigerator.
• Spoon half of cake mixture into a trifle dish or large bowl (about 4 quart).
• Arrange half of bananas evenly over cake mixture and top with half of cool whip.
• Repeat layers, ending with cool whip.
• Sprinkle with remaining toffee bar.
• Chill for 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• Combine cake ingredients following cake mix directions.
• Bake in 2 round pans for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven to cool on wire racks.
• Mix the pudding following the directions; set aside.
• Peel bananas, slice into 1/4 inch circles into a bowl.
• Slice cooled cake lengthwise through center (there should be 4 thin cakes). Place 1 into large bowl or trifle dish.
• Spread with 1/3 of the pudding.
• Layer some the banana slices over pudding.
• Add 1/4 Cool Whip over bananas layer.
• Repeat: cake layer, pudding, bananas and Cool Whip.
• Layer once more with cake, then remaining Cool Whip.
• Sprinkle with grated chocolate if desired.