By Kelly Dixon
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Published: Oct 23, 2021
Updated: Mar 10, 2024
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This Banana Pudding recipe is a no-bake dessert that is filled with creamy French pudding, sliced bananas, and vanilla wafers. This is one of our all-time favorite desserts. It’s wonderful any time of year dessert, but it’s especially wonderful for the holidays!
Banana Pudding Recipe
If you have ever had Banana Pudding, it is to die for. It’s rich and creamy with layers of fresh bananas, pudding, and vanilla wafers in every slice. Kids and adults love this recipe because it has classic ingredients that nobody can resist!
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Ingredients:
- 1 box Vanilla Wafers
- Bananas, sliced
- Milk
- 1 box Instant vanilla pudding mix
- Cream cheese
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Cool Whip – (thawed), or an equal amount of sweetened whipped cream
In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the milk and instant pudding mixture. In a large bowl, stir the cream cheese and condensed milk together at medium speed until smooth.
Once smooth, use a rubber spatula to fold in the whipped topping.Fold the pudding into the cheese mixture until well incorporated.Go ahead and do a secret taste test if you haven’t already:)
Cover the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish (or trifle bowl) with half of the nilla wafers. Top with the ripe bananas, sliced into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness, to the top of the wafers.
Pour the creamy pudding mixture over the layer of banana slices. Cover the layer of pudding with the remaining cookies. I want to lay on the pudding pillow! That creamy banana flavor with the nilla cookies is all coming together!
Refrigerate until ready to serve, which should be at least 1 hour. This is the ultimate fluffy, light, and creamy treat!
Recipe Tip for Warmer Months
Add diced pineapple to the bottom with the bananas and top with shredded coconut and maraschino cherries!
“Everyone loves this when I make it!! I have to make it for every function now.. of course I put my own twist on it and don’t even have to check the recipe anymore! It’s always a hit!!”
allison
“Made this for our fathers day cookout and when I tell you EVERYONE absolutely loved it I’m not joking. It was gone before anything else and everyone said it was the best they ever had!”
brayli
“Made this for my Bunco group last night and they absolutely devoured it! Definitely the best I’ve ever had! This will forever be my go to Banana Pudding recipe from now on!”
becky
Storage
Keptin an airtight container in the fridge, the banana pudding will last up to 4 days. The wafer cookies will continue to get softer and softer.
It’s super easy to make, tastes delicious, and is an instant crowd favorite making it a go-to dessert for any occasion! This delicious and flavorful banana pudding dessert is a perfect addition to your next family dinner party or social gathering.
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Banana Pudding
This Banana Pudding recipe is a no-bake dessert that is filled with creamy French pudding, sliced bananas, and vanilla wafers.
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours hours
Total Time: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 15
Equipment
Hand mixer
9×13 Casserole dish
1 large mixing bowl
1 medium mixing bowl
Knife
Rubber spatula
Cutting board
Ingredients
- 11 oz box Vanilla Wafers
- 4 to 6 bananas, sliced
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (5 oz) box Instant French Vanilla pudding
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, at room temp
- 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12 oz) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream
Instructions
To the bottom of the 9×13 dish, cover evenly with half of the vanilla wafers. Add the bananas, sliced into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness, to the top of the wafers.
In the medium bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the milk and pudding mix.
In a large bowl, using the hand mixer combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together until smooth. Once smooth use a rubber spatula to fold in the whipped topping.
Fold the pudding into the cheese mixture until well incorporated.
Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas, covering with the remaining cookies.
Refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 1 hour.
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Notes
Helpful tips
Want to make this a little more tropical? Add diced pineapple to the bottom with the bananas and top with shredded coconut and maraschino cherries.
Turn this into an icebox cake by freezing for 4 hours up to overnight.
Storage
Keptin an airtight container in the fridge, the banana pudding will last up to 4 days. The wafer cookies will continue to get softer and softer.
