How To Make The Best Banana Pudding @ Delicious Hugs

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.

Make graham cracker crumbs by mixing graham cracker crumbs with a little sugar.

Add melted butter to the graham cracker mixture and mix until combined; the mixture should look like sand.

Bake the graham cracker mixture for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown, then remove from the oven and break into bite-sized pieces.

Prepare the Jello pudding mix according to the package directions.

Layer vanilla wafers at the bottom of a container.

Spread a layer of prepared pudding evenly over the wafers using an ice cream scoop or large spoon.

Add slices of a whole banana on top of the pudding layer.

Layer sugar vanilla wafers over the bananas.

Add a layer of baked graham cracker crumbs on top of the wafers.

Spread another layer of pudding evenly over the graham cracker crumbs.

Add another layer of banana slices on top of the pudding.

Top with whipped topping, spreading it evenly to the edges of the container.

Garnish the top with additional graham cracker crumbs and cookies as desired.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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