Dreamy Banana Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box banana cream instant pudding
1 1/2 cups milk
3 firm bananas
1 prebaked pie crust
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

In a medium-sized bowl, combine cream cheese with 1/2 tablespoon sugar and stir until smooth; add pudding mix and milk; beat for 1-2 minutes until well blended and thick; set aside for a couple minutes.
Slice 2 bananas into bottom of pie crust; whip cream with vanilla and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar until thick; gently fold 1 cup of the whipped cream into pudding mix; spread filling evenly over sliced bananas in crust; cover pie with plastic wrap placed directly against filling; refrigerate for one hour or until pie filling is firmly set.
To serve, slice reserved banana then garnish each slice of pie with it and remaining whipped cream.