Best Banana Pudding Recipe | Potluck Recipes | Cooking Up Love

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.

Combine 1 cup sour cream, 8 ounces of Cool Whip, and a 5 ounce package of instant vanilla pudding mix in a bowl and mix thoroughly.

Add 1.5 cups of milk to the mixture and mix thoroughly again.

Put a thin layer of pudding on the bottom of a serving dish.

Add a layer of vanilla wafer cookies on top of the pudding.

Peel and slice the bananas into slices about a quarter of an inch thick just before assembling to prevent browning.

Layer the banana slices on top of the cookies.

Add another layer of pudding on top of the bananas.

Repeat the layering process with another layer of bananas and then pudding.

End with a layer of vanilla wafer cookies on top.

Wrap the dish and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Crush about 1/2 cup of Nilla wafer cookies using a rolling pin.

Top the pudding with Cool Whip or fresh whipped cream if desired, and sprinkle with the crushed Nilla wafers.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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