Description
Creamy Southern Banana Pudding emerges as a classic dessert that celebrates sweet southern comfort. Rich layers of vanilla wafers, ripe bananas, and silky custard blend into a nostalgic treat you’ll savor with pure Southern hospitality.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 6 to 8 bananas, sliced
- 2 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Cookies OR 2 bags Vanilla Wafers
Dairy and Cream Components:
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12 oz.) container frozen whipped topping (or equal amount sweetened whipped cream)
Pudding and Flavoring:
- 1 (5 oz.) box French Vanilla pudding
Instructions
- Prepare the foundation by arranging vanilla wafers in a single, uniform layer across the base of a rectangular serving dish, creating a crisp cookie base.
- Strategically place fresh banana slices atop the cookie layer, ensuring even distribution for consistent flavor in each serving.
- Craft the pudding mixture by whisking milk and instant pudding mix until achieving a smooth, creamy consistency without any lumps, approximately 2 minutes.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whip cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk together until achieving a silky, uniform texture, blending thoroughly with an electric mixer.
- Gently fold whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture, creating a light and airy filling that will provide richness to the dessert.
- Carefully pour the pudding mixture over the banana and cookie base, ensuring complete and even coverage across the entire dish.
- Integrate the cream cheese mixture into the pudding layer, using gentle swirling motions to create a marbled effect.
- Garnish the top with remaining vanilla wafers, arranging them in an aesthetically pleasing pattern for visual appeal.
- Refrigerate the dessert for minimum 3 hours, allowing flavors to meld and the pudding to set completely before serving chilled.
Notes
- Crush cookies finely for a more even, compact base that holds together beautifully when serving.
- Use ripe, spotty bananas for deeper, sweeter flavor and better texture in the pudding layers.
- Prevent banana browning by tossing sliced bananas with a splash of lemon juice before layering.
- Opt for full-fat cream cheese and condensed milk to ensure rich, creamy consistency that doesn’t separate when mixed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 363
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 170mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg