🍌 Best Ever Banana Pudding
🧾 Ingredients
1 box (about 140g) instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups (480 ml) cold milk
1 can (400 ml) sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1½ cups heavy whipping cream (or 1 tub whipped topping)
4–5 ripe bananas, sliced
1 box vanilla wafers (like Nilla wafers)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Make the pudding base
In a large bowl, whisk together:
pudding mix
cold milk
Let it thicken for about 2 minutes. - Add richness
Mix in:
sweetened condensed milk
vanilla extract
Stir until smooth and creamy. - Fold in whipped cream
In another bowl, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form (skip if using whipped topping).
Gently fold it into the pudding mixture. - Layer it up
In a dish (or cups), layer:
Vanilla wafers
Banana slices
Pudding mixture
Repeat layers until everything is used.
Finish with pudding on top. - Chill
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours (overnight is even better).
😋 Optional Toppings
Crushed wafers
Extra banana slices
Whipped cream on top
🔥 Tips for the BEST flavor
Use ripe bananas (yellow with small brown spots) for sweetness
Let it chill overnight for that soft, cake-like texture
Add a drizzle of caramel for a twist