Southern Banana Pudding

Name: Southern Banana Pudding
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 3 3/4 cups fat-free milk, divided; 2 (3.4 ounces each) boxes instant vanilla pudding and pie-filling mix; 2 cups light frozen whipped topping; 32 vanilla wafers; 2 medium bananas, sliced

Source: Heart Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Published by the USDA MyPlate Kitchen library. Read from an archived copy of the source page captured 2025-12-31.

Sweet and delicious, this dessert will soon become a family favorite.

Makes

10 servings

Ingredients

3 3/4 cups fat-free milk, divided
2 (3.4 ounces each) boxes instant vanilla pudding and pie-filling mix
2 cups light frozen whipped topping
32 vanilla wafers
2 medium bananas, sliced

Directions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Mix 3 1/2 cups of the milk with the pudding mixes. Beat the pudding mixture with a wire whisk for 2 minutes until it is well blended. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Fold 1 cup of the whipped topping into the pudding mix.
Arrange a layer of wafers on the bottom and sides of a 2-quart serving bowl. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the remaining milk over the wafers. Add a layer of banana slices and top with one-third of the pudding.
Repeat layers, drizzling each wafer layer with remaining milk and ending with pudding. Spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

Notes

Learn more about: Bananas

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