This Banana Pudding recipe is a no-bake dessert that is filled with creamy French pudding, sliced bananas, and vanilla wafers. This is one of our all-time favorite desserts. It’s wonderful any time of year dessert, but it’s especially wonderful for the holidays!
The VERY BEST Banana Pudding Recipe
If you have ever had Banana Pudding, it is to die for. It’s rich and creamy with layers of fresh bananas, pudding, and vanilla wafers. Kids and adults love this recipe because it has classing ingredients that nobody can resist!
Banana Pudding Ingredients
- 1 box Vanilla Wafers
- Bananas, sliced
- Milk
- 1 box Instant French Vanilla pudding
- Cream cheese
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream
In the medium bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the milk and pudding mix. In a large bowl, using the hand mixer combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together until smooth.
Once smooth, use a rubber spatula to fold in the whipped topping. Fold the pudding into the cheese mixture until well incorporated. Go ahead and do a secret taste test if you haven’t already:)
To the bottom of the 9×13 dish, cover evenly with half of the vanilla wafers. Add the bananas, sliced into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness, to the top of the wafers.
Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas, covering with the remaining cookies. I want to lay on the pudding pillow!
Refrigerate until ready to serve, which should be at least 1 hour. This is the ultimate fluffy, light, and creamy banana pudding recipe.
WANT TO MAKE THIS RECIPE MORE TROPICAL FOR WARMER MONTHS?
Add diced pineapple to the bottom with the bananas and top with shredded coconut and maraschino cherries.
TURN THIS INTO AN ICEBOX BANANA PUDDING:
Freezing it for 4 hours up to overnight.
CAN I MAKE HOMEMADE PUDDING?
Absolutely!
HOW LONG DOES BANANA PUDDING LAST?
Kept in an airtight container in the fridge, the banana pudding will last up to 4 days. The wafer cookies will continue to get softer and softer.
It’s super easy to make, tastes delicious, and is an instant crowd favorite making it a go-to dessert for any occasion! This delicious and flavorful banana pudding dessert is a perfect addition to your next family dinner party or social gathering.
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Banana Pudding
Equipment
- Hand mixer
- 9×13 Casserole dish
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 medium mixing bowl
- Knife
- Rubber spatula
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 11 oz box Vanilla Wafers
- 4 to 6 bananas, sliced
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (5 oz) box Instant French Vanilla pudding
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, at room temp
- 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12 oz) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream
Instructions
- To the bottom of the 9×13 dish, cover evenly with half of the vanilla wafers. Add the bananas, sliced into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness, to the top of the wafers.
- In the medium bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the milk and pudding mix.
- In a large bowl, using the hand mixer combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together until smooth. Once smooth use a rubber spatula to fold in the whipped topping.
- Fold the pudding into the cheese mixture until well incorporated.
- Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas, covering with the remaining cookies.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 1 hour.
Sounds dee-lishous!!!
Can I let this sit out for 3 hours while serving this at a fund raiser
I made this banana pudding for Mother’s Day, and it came out so delicious and rich. I couldn’t find French vanilla instant pudding so I used banana cream instant pudding instead. This will be my go to recipe for banana pudding. Thank you for this fantastic recipe.
Kathy, I totally agree with you about this banana pudding recipe. I will be making this recipe from now on when someone desires banana pudding. As the children would say “this banana pudding is the bomb 💣 😋”
I had never made banana pudding before until I made this one. I have gotten a lot of compliments on how good my banana pudding is. I am so glad that I found this recipe. My thanks goes to the one that thought it not robbery to share this recipe 😀
This sounds delicious, I like banana cream instant pudding mix too
I love to cook n bake n love trifles ! Love to make this recipe with no Bananas at all n I use strawberries instead and omg it’s so good n at times I won’t use the wafers I’ll use the square Pepperidge farm butter cookies because they stay hard n crispy in pudding while the vanilla wafer cookies get too soft the day after you made it n my husband n daughter didn’t like that 🙂
This was amazing made it for thanksgiving. Huge hit with family and neighbors. Supper easy! Definitely will make this again. I also liked the fact that you could slice it instead of scoops. Going to do the tropical one for our Easter, but trust me will be making it again soon
Definitely a 10/10. I also made this for Thanksgiving and the family couldn’t stop talking about it. Thank you for sharing