Easy Banana Pudding Dessert- 4 Ingredients & INCREDIBLY TASTY!

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.

Pour 4 oz of vanilla instant pudding mix into a mixer using the whisk attachment.

Add 2 cups of milk to the pudding mix in the mixer.

Whisk until the mixture is completely combined and has thickened into pudding.

Refrigerate the pudding for about 5 minutes to set up.

Slice 3 spotted bananas into flat pieces.

In a 9x3 dish, layer half of the mini Nilla wafers on the bottom.

Spread half of the pudding over the layer of wafers.

Layer half of the sliced bananas on top of the pudding.

Add another layer of mini Nilla wafers on top of the bananas, reserving a few for the top.

Pour the remaining pudding over the second layer of wafers and spread it out.

Add the remaining sliced bananas on top of the pudding.

Take the whipped cream out of the fridge to soften, then spread 3/4 of the container over the top of the bananas.

Crumble the reserved mini Nilla wafers on top of the whipped cream layer.

Refrigerate the assembled dessert for 2 to 3 hours before serving.

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