BEST EVER BANANA PUDDING RECIPE FROM SCRATCH | how to make homemade banana pudding

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.

Start by adding 2 cups of whole milk into a large bowl.

Add 14 ounces of condensed milk into the bowl with the milk.

Add 5 ounces of instant pudding to the milk and condensed milk mixture.

Whisk the mixture until everything is well combined.

Let the pudding mixture set in the fridge for about 5 to 10 minutes.

In a separate bowl, pour in 4 cups of heavy cream.

Add 3 tablespoons of sugar and 2 teaspoons of real vanilla extract to the heavy cream.

Use a stand mixer with a whisk attachment to whip the cream until it reaches stiff peaks.

Set the whipped cream aside.

Peel 6 bananas and cut them into small coin-sized pieces.

Split the whipped cream in half, reserving a little over half for topping the banana pudding.

Fold the larger portion of whipped cream into the pudding mixture gently until combined.

In a trifle dish, start layering by adding a layer of Nilla wafers at the bottom.

Spread a layer of the pudding mixture over the wafers.

Add another layer of Nilla wafers on top of the pudding.

Add a layer of sliced bananas over the cookies.

Spread another layer of pudding over the bananas.

Repeat the process by adding more cookies and bananas, smoothing out the pudding each time.

Finish with a final layer of pudding, smoothing it out evenly.

Top with the remaining whipped cream and smooth it out.

Sprinkle crumbled Nilla wafers on top and add a few whole cookies and banana pieces for decoration.

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