Having a dinner party tonight and want to end on a high note without spending three hours in the kitchen? This Banana Cream Pie Cheesecake Dip is the answer. Creamy, fruity, ridiculously simple — your guests will think you actually made an effort.

Imagine a bowl of thick cream, light ivory in color, almost pale yellow like old porcelain, topped with fresh banana slices and wafer crumbs sinking gently into the mass. It smells of ripe banana, sweet vanilla, with that little tangy cream cheese background. When dipping a wafer in, you feel the resistance of the cream, then it gives way — velvety, cold, dense without being heavy. It’s exactly what you expect from a no-fuss dessert.