Easy Banana Pudding
Fresh bananas, creamy pudding, and vanilla wafers come together to make a no-bake dessert guaranteed to please a crowd.
Servings 12 people
Ingredients
- 1 (5.3 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 (14 ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 (16 ounce) Cool Whip thawed
- 1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers
- 5-6 bananas sliced
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl of your electric stand mixer ( or with a hand mixer), combine the pudding mix and cold milk and beat on low until the pudding has thickened.
- In another bowl, mix the cream cheese and condensed milk together. Mix until smooth. Pour into the pudding mixture and beat on low for several minutes.
- Fold in the Cool Whip and stir until evenly combined.
- Line the bottom of a Trifle bowl (see notes) or a 13" x 9" inch casserole dish with vanilla wafers. They don't have to be perfect, just pour them in and arrange in a single layer.
- Slice bananas and arrange on top of the vanilla wafers.
- Spoon Cool Whip/Pudding mixture over the top of the bananas. Repeat if using a trifle dish.
- Place remaining cookies on top of the pudding. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
Notes
**When making banana pudding in a trifle bowl, I usually make 3 layers. Divide the ingredients into thirds when layering.
If not using a trifle bowl and you have leftovers: *** Store extra pudding mixture in the refrigerator to eat as a snack or make a smaller banana pudding with the leftover filling.