Banana Pudding, Quick and Easy!
If you prefer, you may substitute the cooked version of the pudding or a homemade pudding recipe; just cool a bit before adding the bananas and the Cool Whip.
Prefer pie? Simply use a pie crust of your choice (graham cracker, a regular baked pie crust, even chocolate), leave out the vanilla wafers, and in minutes you have an easy banana cream pie.
Let me know how you like it!
Easy Banana Pudding Recipe
Don't forget to add these ingredients to your grocery list!
The Best Easy Banana Pudding Recipe Ever
Ingredients:
2 boxes Jello vanilla instant pudding
3 cups cold milk
3 bananas
about half a box of vanilla wafers
1 carton Cool Whip
Step by step instructions:
In a mixing bowl, prepare pudding by whisking the pudding mixes into the milk.
Peel and slice the bananas and stir into the pudding. Gently fold in about half of the carton of Cool Whip.
Cover the bottom of a pretty glass serving bowl with the vanilla wafers and stand a few wafers upright around the edges (so they show from the outside). Layer the pudding by pouring in about a quarter of the pudding mixture. Add another layer of vanilla wafers and stand a few up around the edges. Pour in about half of the remaining pudding and repeat a layer of vanilla wafers. Pour in the rest of the pudding, then add some vanilla wafers around the edges. Top it all off with the remaining Cool Whip.
Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour, preferably a few hours or overnight. Serve and enjoy!
(To make pie, omit vanilla wafers. Pour pudding mixture into prepared pie crust of your choice. Chill and serve.)
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When you prepare this recipe . . .
- Be sure to make it several hours or up to a day ahead.
- Use bananas that are barely ripe, not too soft.
- Using a beautiful glass bowl makes for a gorgeous dessert that your family and friends will love!
A Gorgeous Glass Bowl for your Banana Pudding
It just tastes better when it looks really pretty, I think. Don't you?
Luigi Bormioli Gallerie 8-1/4-Inch Footed Serving Bowl
Amazon Price: $25.00 (as of 07/14/2009)![]()
* Footed serving bowl for fruit, trifles, or layered salad; 8-1/4 inches
* Premium clear glass with excellent clarity
* Coordinates with most dinnerware and kitchen décor
* Designed and crafted in Italy
* Safe in the dishwasher for easy cleanup
See a larger selection of glass serving bowls here.
In Case You Prefer Pie . . .
Here's my favorite glass pie pan. Is there one in your kitchen?
Pyrex Bakeware 9-1/2-Inch Scalloped Pie Plate, Clear
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 07/14/2009)![]()
* Pyrex 6001009 9-1/2-Inch Glass Pie Plate
* Great for casseroles, cakes, breads, and cobblers
* Pyrex glass is safe in the oven, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, and dishwasher
* Pyrex glass is non-porous
* Clear glass allows you to watch your food as it cooks
Find more pie pans here.
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poddys wrote...
Yumm... Banana Pudding is Debnet's favorite :) Really nice lens, made me hungry... 5*****
CoffeeBreaker wrote...
Banana cream pie is my favorite! And my grand daughters love bananas and whipped cream and to bake so since it is so easy - I think I'll teach them how to bake it and let them be in charge of the desserts this holiday season! Add a tad of pink food color to the pudding or the whipped cream and they'll have a a pink banana cream pie!
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