SOUTHERN BANANA PUDDING / CAPTURE A HUSBAND WITH THIS 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.

Mash up some Nilla Wafers in a bowl.

Chop up ripe bananas with brown spots.

Prepare instant banana pudding by mixing two packs with milk.

Add sweetened condensed milk to the pudding mixture.

Mix in Cool Whip to the pudding mixture.

Add butter flavoring to the pudding mixture.

Melt caramel candies with two tablespoons of water and add pink salt to make salted caramel.

Layer crumbled Nilla Wafers at the bottom of a dish.

Spread pudding mixture on top of the crumbled Nilla Wafers.

Place Cheeseman cookies on the outer edge of the dish for decoration.

Add more crumbled Nilla Wafers in the center of the dish.

Layer sliced bananas on top of the Nilla Wafers.

Spread Cool Whip over the bananas.

Drizzle salted caramel over the Cool Whip.

Add another layer of pudding mixture and smooth it out.

Repeat layering with more Nilla Wafers, crumbled cookies, and bananas until the dish is full.

Finish with a decorative layer of Ready Whip and more crumbled cookies on top.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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