No-Bake Cheesecake Banana Pudding With Caramel Syrup

Plan ahead for chill time. From Susan Rodgers, Round Rock, Texas, Southern Living Janauary, 2006.

• Ready In: 6 hrs
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (5 1/8ounce) package instant vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling
• 2  cups milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) container  frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1⁄2 cup  caramel sundae syrup
• 4  large  ripe bananas, sliced
• 1 (12 ounce) package  vanilla wafers

Directions

1. Beat cream cheese and condensed milk at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes.
2. Beat dry pudding mix and milk in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes; add vanilla and beat 30 seconds. Add cream cheese mixture, and beat 1 minute. Fold in whipped topping.
3. Spoon one-third of pudding mixture into a 4-quart bowl; drizzle with about 2 1/2 tablespoons caramel syrup. Layer with one-third each of bananas and vanilla wafers. Repeat layers twice with pudding mixture, caramel syrup, bananas, and ending with vanilla wafers, flat sides down, placed in a single ring around edge of bowl. Cover and chill at least 6 hours.