5 Layer Chocolate Banana Pudding Pie

This is a make-ahead icebox dessert. Banana pudding is a southern classic. This recipe takes it to a new level by making it into a pie and adding decadent chocolate layer.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup crushed pretzels
  • 4 ounces vanilla wafer cookies, or as needed
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 6 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
  • 5 medium bananas, or more as needed
  • 3 cups milk
  • 2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated semisweet chocolate, or to taste