How To Make Easy 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.

Add vanilla pudding to a bowl.

Pour whole milk into a measuring cup and add to the bowl with the pudding.

Stir the mixture until it thickens.

Add sour cream to the pudding mixture and stir until uniform in color.

Add half the container of Cool Whip to the mixture and stir to combine.

Peel and chop a banana, placing it in the bottom of a glass casserole dish.

Top the bananas with vanilla wafers.

Spoon a layer of the pudding mixture over the wafers and spread it out.

Slice and add more bananas on top of the pudding layer.

Add another layer of vanilla wafers on top of the bananas.

Add the remaining pudding mixture on top and spread it out.

Add the last bit of Cool Whip on top and smooth it out with an offset spatula.

Drop vanilla wafers on top for garnish.

Cover the dish and refrigerate for 1 to 3 hours before serving.

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