Deep Dish Banana Pudding (Kraft Recipe)

 

 

46 NILLA Wafers, divided

3 Tbsp. butter, melted

1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

2 cups cold milk

1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

4 bananas (1 lb.), sliced

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/4 cup granulated sugar

HEAT oven to 350ºF.
CRUSH 30 wafers; mix with next 4 ingredients. Spread onto bottom of 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 5 min.; stir. Bake 3 to 5 min. or until golden brown; cool.
BEAT pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP.
LAYER 1/3 of the crumb mixture and half each of the bananas and pudding in 2-qt. serving bowl; repeat. Beat cream cheese and granulated sugar in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Gently stir in 1 cup of the remaining COOL WHIP; spread over top of dessert, sealing to edge of bowl. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Refrigerate 3 hours.
TOP each serving with remaining COOL WHIP and whole wafers just before serving.