My Southern Mom Shares her Banana Pudding Recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whipped topping

Coconut cream adds richness with fewer calories.

vanilla pudding mix

🥗Healthier: homemade custard

💰Cheaper: instant pudding

Homemade custard enhances flavor without preservatives.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: almond extract

💰Cheaper: imitation vanilla

Almond extract provides a different but pleasant flavor.

Add 2 cups of cold milk to a bowl.

Whisk in 5 ounces of instant vanilla pudding for a couple of minutes until dissolved.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the mixture.

Stir in 1 can of Eagle brand condensed milk until combined.

Fold in 1 container of Cool Whip extra creamy (thawed) into the pudding mixture.

Peel and cut 13 bananas into approximately a third of an inch sections.

Layer vanilla wafers on the bottom of a container.

Add a layer of sliced bananas over the vanilla wafers.

Spoon some of the pudding mixture over the bananas and wafers.

Repeat the layering with more vanilla wafers, bananas, and pudding until the container is filled, making three layers in total.

Top with any remaining vanilla wafers from the bag.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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