The Very Best Banana Pudding EVER
This is the best banana pudding recipe you’ll ever try! It’s rich, creamy, and features layers of banana flavor, whipped cream, and crunchy Nilla wafers. Perfect for a crowd-pleasing dessert that’s easy to make yet incredibly indulgent.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: None
- Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2½ cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 5 oz instant banana pudding mix (dry)
- 1 cup 2% or whole milk
- 11 oz Nilla Wafers
- 8 medium bananas (sliced)
Instructions
- Grease a 9×13 baking dish and set aside.
- Whip the heavy cream with sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- Beat the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, pudding mix, and milk until smooth.
- Fold in 2/3 of the whipped cream.
- Layer Nilla wafers, banana slices, and pudding mixture in the baking dish. Repeat.
- Top with remaining whipped cream, cover, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
- Sprinkle crushed Nilla wafers before serving.
Notes
- Chill for at least 8 hours (preferably overnight).
- Use Cool Whip as a substitute for whipped cream.
- Replace Nilla wafers with shortbread or Chessman cookies if preferred.
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