Easy Banana Pudding With Vanilla Wafers
This Easy Banana Pudding recipe is a take on classic southern banana pudding with freshly sliced bananas, vanilla wafers, and creamy banana pudding, and it comes together in a jiffy using common pantry and fridge staples.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe For Banana Pudding
- You don’t have to have any special kitchen equipment like a hand-held or stand mixer.
- The pudding mixture is blended with Cool Whip making it a light and creamy cool treat.
- Because it is easy to make, you can have your children “help” you in the kitchen, meanwhile, they can learn cooking skills that will last them a lifetime.
- Bananas are available year-round, making this a tasty treat that you can enjoy any time that you’d like.
Ingredients To Make Banana Pudding
- 3.5-ounce package of instant banana pudding
- 1 ½ cups cold milk
- Cool Whip (8-ounce container)
- Crushed vanilla wafers
- 2 bananas
How to Make Banana Pudding
- Add the pudding mix to a large mixing bowl. Add milk and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Let the pudding mixture sit for a couple of minutes to thicken.
- Meanwhile, slice bananas and coarsely crush vanilla wafers.
- Blend Cool Whip into the pudding mixture. Fold in bananas and crushed cookies.
- Scoop banana pudding into jars or dessert cups. When ready to serve, top with additional banana slices and vanilla wafers.
Store pudding in an airtight container, or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. This banana pudding is best when consumed within 1-3 days.
If you can’t get enough banana desserts, be sure to try my Homemade Banana Pudding for a made-from-scratch version, Banana Cream Pie for a cool and creamy classic, Banana Cheesecake for a rich and indulgent dessert, and Homemade Banana Muffins for a sweet breakfast or snack.
Easy Banana Pudding
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Add contents of pudding mix to a large mixing bowl. Add milk and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Let the pudding mixture sit for a couple of minutes to thicken.
- Slice bananas and coarsely crush vanilla wafers
- Blend Cool Whip into the pudding mixture. Fold in bananas and crushed cookies.
- Scoop banana pudding into jars or dessert cups. When ready to serve, top with additional banana slices and vanilla wafers.
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Be sure to cover banana slices entirely in the pudding. When exposed to air, bananas begin to oxidize, turning them brown. Keeping them covered will help prevent this from happening.
Substitutions and Variations
If you can’t find instant banana pudding, you can use any 3.5-ounce box of instant pudding, such as vanilla. Banana and banana cream pudding work best in this recipe.
You can modify this recipe to create an elegant dessert for guests.
- Whisk the pudding mix and milk together. Let it thicken for a couple of minutes and then blend in Cool Whip.
- Spoon 1/3 of the pudding mixture onto the bottom of a trifle dish.
- Add a layer of wafers and sliced bananas, followed by another layer of pudding. Repeat the layers, finishing with a pudding layer.
Last Bite
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YUMMY. Followed all the instructions exactly. thank you!
I am so glad you enjoyed it.