Not Yo’ Mama’s Banana Pudding
A classic Southern dessert layered with creamy vanilla pudding, sweet bananas, rich cream cheese, and fluffy whipped topping, all nestled between buttery vanilla wafers.
Ingredients
- 2 3.4 oz packages vanilla pudding mix (instant)
- 4 cups cold milk
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 8 oz container whipped cream (or 3 cups homemade whipped cream)
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 –6 ripe bananas sliced
- 1 12 oz box vanilla wafers
Instructions
- Whisk pudding mix with cold milk until smooth. Let sit 5 minutes to thicken.
- In a separate bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
- Mix in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until fully combined.
- Gently fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until light and airy.
- Fold thickened pudding into the cream mixture until smooth.
- In a 9×13 dish, layer vanilla wafers, banana slices, and pudding mixture.
- Continue layering, ending with pudding on top. Add wafers or bananas for garnish if desired.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight to set and develop flavor.