Festive Choco-Banana Torte

Ingredients

• 2  bananas sliced
• 3.4 oz vanilla pudding instant
• 3 cups marshmallows miniature divided
• 2 cups milk divided
• 6 oz semi-sweet baking chocolate 
• 1 large strawberry fresh cut into fan
• 40  vanilla wafers divided
• 1.5 cups non-dairy whipped topping frozen divided thawed

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• knife
• whisk
• microwave
• springform pan

Directions

1. Arrange 24 wafers, flat-sides down, on bottom of parchment-lined 9-inch springform pan.
2. Reserve 1/2 oz. chocolate. Microwave remaining chocolate, 1 cup marshmallows and 1/2 cup milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until smooth.
3. Pour over wafers in pan.
4. Stand remaining wafers, rounded-sides out, around edge of pan, pressing slightly into chocolate to secure; top with bananas.
5. Beat pudding mix and remaining milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1 cup whipped topping and remaining marshmallows; spread over bananas. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
6. Run knife under warm running water; use to loosen dessert from rim of pan.
7. Remove rim.
8. Cut reserved chocolate piece into shavings. Top torte with remaining whipped topping, chocolate shavings and strawberry.