Description
Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler is a luscious no-bake layered dessert made with espresso-dipped ladyfingers, fluffy vanilla pudding mascarpone cream, fresh bananas, and a delicate cocoa finish.
Ingredients
Scale
- Ladyfingers (savoiardi)
- 1 (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 1/2 cups cold milk
- 1 (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 8 oz mascarpone or cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 3 to 4 ripe bananas, sliced
- Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting
- Caramel drizzle (optional)
- 1 cup cooled espresso or strong coffee (optional soak)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
- 1 cup milk (optional soak)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional soak)
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk pudding mix, cold milk, and sweetened condensed milk for 2 minutes.
- Refrigerate 10 minutes to thicken.
- In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks.
- Add vanilla extract and salt and whip briefly to combine.
- Beat mascarpone until smooth in a large bowl.
- Add pudding mixture and beat until creamy.
- Gently fold whipped cream into mascarpone mixture in 2 to 3 additions.
- Prepare soak by mixing espresso and optional sugar or milk and vanilla.
- Quickly dip ladyfingers 1 second per side in soak.
- Arrange a single layer in a 9×13-inch or 8×8-inch dish.
- Spread one-third of the cream filling over ladyfingers.
- Add a layer of sliced bananas.
- Repeat layers, finishing with cream on top.
- Cover and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours or overnight.
- Dust with cocoa powder before serving.
- Drizzle caramel if desired before slicing.
Notes
Do not oversoak ladyfingers to prevent mushy layers. Chill at least 6 hours for best texture, ideally overnight for clean slices and rich flavor.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 75mg