This Banana Pizza is a fun dessert to surprise your family with on pizza night. Oreo cookies, banana slices, and pudding take this dessert pizza to a whole new level.
Friday nights are almost always pizza and movie night in our house. My husband and his brothers used to own a pizza place years ago. And they grew up eating homemade pizza from their parents. So most of our pizza nights start with us making homemade pizzas too. It is such a fun tradition to continue with our kids.
We aren't complete pizza snobs though...there are those buy days where it is just easier to pick up a hot one from a pizza place in town.
I also tend to always have ready to go pizza crusts in my refrigerator. Thank you Pillsbury for all the easy ready to made doughs that make my life a little easier.
Homemade pizza dough really isn't that hard at all. Which reminds me...I still need to share my hubby's pizza dough recipe here. It's so easy, even I have made it without fail.
But a pizza crust in a can is perfect for busy days or when you want dinner in a hurry. One of my favorite quick pizzas is this chicken bacon club pizza. Everyone can put their own toppings on if they like.
But the biggest way I use those pizza crusts in a can is for dessert. This apple crumble pizza never lasts long when I make it here. The ripe bananas on the counter were challenging me to find a new way to use them this time.
There are only so many bread and muffins and cakes one can think of. Ok, that was a total and complete lie. I have so many lists of things to make...maybe I'll get through them all in 10 years 🙂
Somehow a package of Oreo's made it through without one of the kids finding them. Hot fudge and cookie crumbs added to the top makes this an impressive looking dessert pizza. It kind of resembles a banana cream pie, but not really.
Bake and cool the crust first. Whisk together the pudding while it cools. You can keep this layer in the refrigerator until the crust cools completely. Do not put the pudding on a hot crust! Unless you like melty pudding messes!
Then all you do is layer everything onto the crust. Spread half the pudding and cover it with sliced bananas and cookie chunks. Spread the rest of the pudding on top. Add a small layer of Cool Whip to even it all out. Drizzle the hot fudge and sprinkle some cookie crumbs to finish it off. Easy peasy, right?
Dessert pizza needs to become part of our pizza night tradition for sure...
Recipe
Oreo Banana Cream Pie Pizza Recipe
Layers of bananas, cookies, and pudding make this Oreo Banana Cream Pie Pizza a fun way to end dinner on pizza night.
Ingredients
- 1 refrigerated pizza crust
- 1 - 3.3 ounce box instant banana cream pudding
- 1 cup milk
- 1 - 8 ounce container Cool Whip, thawed and divided
- 3 ripe bananas
- 7 Oreo cookies
- 2 Tablespoons hot fudge ice cream topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Completely bake the crust 12-14 minutes or according to the package directions. Let cool completely.
- Whisk together the pudding mix and milk. Fold in 1 cup Cool Whip. Spread half the pudding over the cooled crust.
- Top with sliced bananas. Crumble 6 of the cookies into large chunks and sprinkle around the banana slices. Gently spread the remaining pudding mixture over the bananas and cookies.
- Gently spread 1-2 cups of Cool Whip over the top. Drizzle with warm hot fudge. Crush the last cookie and sprinkle on top.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour before serving. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 210Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 207mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 4g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
A few more fun dessert ideas for pizza night:
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking
Friday pizza nights? Where do I sign up?? Especially since they're homemade... Sounds like my kind of bliss! We usually do frozen, or takeout at best, but homemade... Oh man, I'm jealous already! 😉 That's so awesome that your husband and his brothers owned a pizza place! Could they teach me to toss the dough? I've always kind of wanted to learn!
Kelly - Life made Sweeter
Love this desert pizza! Banana cream pie is already delicious but adding the oreos takes these over the top amazing! It looks fantastic!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Kelly! 🙂
Krystle(Baking Beauty)
What a delicious combination! I might try it with a premade sugar cookie crust instead.
cookiescorpse
omg this will be my next recipe without doubt *-*
Jocelyn Brubaker
Let me know what you think of it! 😉
Lynne
Would love to make this but have one question.. what is canned pie crust?
Jocelyn Brubaker
You know what...I probably should have said refrigerated pizza dough. Sorry I'll fix that 🙂
Thalia @ butter and brioche
this is seriously delicious.. i definitely am SO craving a slice right now. love oreos.. never tried bananas with them before, i think i am missing out on something great!
Jocelyn Brubaker
You are! 😉 It's seriously so good! Thanks Thalia!
Mir
There used to be a family pizza joint? And it's gone? Oh man!
Love the tradition to do pizzas of all kinds Friday night. This one looks amazing!
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet
I make pizzas every weekend and never get around to making a dessert one! This makes me want to change that!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Do it! Do it! 😉
Julianne+@+Beyond+Frosting
I just love dessert pizzas!
Ashton
Yum!!! Now…. if only you delivered!! 😉 Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
I always think that about your delish treats too! 😉 Thanks girl!
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen
Hello pizza love!!!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
What a fun dessert, Jocelyn! I never thought of using a pizza crust as the base for a dessert, but now I'm intrigued! And oreos and bananas together? Yes, please!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Gayle! 🙂
Maria
My kind of pizza!