Banana Pudding With Nilla Wafers
The kind grandma brought to every cookout — creamy vanilla pudding, layers of bananas, soft cookies, and that overnight magic where everything melts together just right.
Ingredients
- 1 box instant vanilla pudding 5.1 oz or homemade pudding mix.
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 container whipped topping 8 oz
- 4 ripe bananas sliced
- 1 box Nilla Wafers
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together pudding mix and cold milk until smooth.
- Stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla.
- Fold in whipped topping until creamy.
- In a serving dish, layer:
- Nilla Wafers
- banana slices
- pudding mixture
- Repeat layers until everything is used.
- Finish with extra wafers or crushed cookies on top.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours, but overnight is best for that old-fashioned texture.
Notes
If you want it extra old-school Southern style, make homemade cooked vanilla pudding instead of instant. The wafers soften beautifully overnight and taste even richer the next day.