Banana Pudding with Vanilla Wafers Recipe - Quick & Easy

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.

In a large bowl, add 2 cups of cold milk and instant vanilla pudding, and mix until it forms pudding.

Use real milk; almond milk or milk replacers will not work.

Add about 1/4 cup of sweetened condensed milk (up to 1/2 cup can be used) and mix.

Add vanilla extract and continue mixing until well combined.

Fold in 1.5 containers of whipped topping, saving half for later, to keep the mixture airy.

Set the pudding mixture aside.

Grab a 9 by 13 inch pan or a trifle glass container and add the wafer cookies, organizing them.

Cut bananas and dip them in lemon juice to prevent browning before adding to the cookies.

Add enough pudding mixture to cover the cookies and bananas.

Decorate the side with alternating bananas and wafers, adding strawberries if desired.

Cover any thin spots with more pudding mixture and add another layer of bananas.

Add the remaining pudding mixture and the leftover whipped topping.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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