Banana Pudding Recipe
Banana Pudding is such a delicious and simple dessert recipe. With just a few simple ingredients you have a beautiful layered dessert that everyone will love.
Servings: 15 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups cold milk use what you have on hand (454 grams)
- 5.1 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix be sure that it is labeled instant (144.6 grams)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk (396 grams)
- 16 ounces stabilized whipped cream or 16 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed, such as Cool Whip (453.6 grams)
- 16 ounces vanilla wafers about 7 1/2 cups, see note 1 (453.6 grams)
- 10 bananas sliced, see note 2
Instructions
- Mix together the cold milk and pudding mix until smooth. You can do this in a bowl with a whisk, using a hand mixer, or in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment.2 cups cold milk, 5.1 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix
- Then whisk in the vanilla extract and sweetened condensed milk.14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Fold in the stabilized whipped cream.16 ounces stabilized whipped cream
- In a large trifle bowl, layer the pudding mixture (you will need about 1.5 cups per layer), then bananas (about 2 cups per layer), then wafers (about 2.5 cups per layer). Repeat 2 times. Finish with a final layer of pudding and crushed wafers. (Please note that there will be 4 layers of the pudding mixture, and 2 layers each of the bananas and vanilla wafers.)10 bananas, 16 ounces vanilla wafers
- Use extra vanilla wafers to round the top of the trifle bowl. Enjoy right away or cover and chill until you are ready to serve.
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Notes
- Graham crackers, animal crackers, or shortbread cookies could be used instead of vanilla wafers.
- The pudding mixture helps to coat the bananas and prevent them from browning. Additionally, keep it tightly covered and make it fresh. Bananas brown quickly when exposed to air.