🍌🤍 OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN BANANA PUDDING — JUST LIKE GRANDMA MADE 🤍🍌

 

This Old-Fashioned Southern Banana Pudding is the kind that shows up at Sunday dinner, church potlucks, and family reunions — and disappears fast. One spoonful tastes like sweet memories. ✨

 

🛒 INGREDIENTS

 

1 box (5 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix

 

2 cups cold whole milk

 

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

1 container (8 oz) whipped topping (or homemade whipped cream)

 

4–5 ripe bananas (sliced)

 

1 box vanilla wafers (Nilla-style cookies)

 

👩‍🍳 INSTRUCTIONS

 

1️⃣ Make the Creamy Filling

 

In a large bowl, whisk together:

 

Vanilla pudding mix

 

Cold milk

 

Whisk until thick (about 2 minutes).

 

Stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract.

 

Fold in whipped topping gently until smooth and fluffy.

 

👉 This is what makes it rich and cloud-like.

 

2️⃣ Layer It Up

 

In a 9×13 dish (or trifle bowl), start layering:

 

1️⃣ Vanilla wafers

 

2️⃣ Sliced bananas

 

3️⃣ Pudding mixture

 

Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, finishing with pudding on top.

 

3️⃣ Chill & Set

 

Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours (overnight is even better!).

 

The cookies soften, the flavors blend, and magic happens. ✨

 

💡 OPTIONAL TOPPING

 

Crushed vanilla wafers

 

Extra banana slices

 

Dollops of whipped cream

 

Or a light layer of toasted meringue for a classic Southern finish

 

❤️ PRO TIPS

 

✔ Use ripe but firm bananas (not too brown)

 

✔ Chill long enough so the wafers soften perfectly

 

✔ For extra homemade flavor, use cooked custard instead of instant pudding

 

Creamy. Sweet. Soft. Comforting.