Classic Creamy Banana Pudding (Extra Rich & Dreamy)

🍌 Classic Creamy Banana Pudding (Extra Rich & Dreamy)

📝 Ingredients:

•4–5 ripe bananas (sliced)

•1 box vanilla wafers (like Nilla wafers or any tea biscuits)

•2 cups cold milk

•1 cup heavy whipping cream

•1 package (3.4 oz / 96g) instant vanilla pudding mix

•1 can (14 oz / 397g) sweetened condensed milk

•1 teaspoon vanilla extract

•1 ½ cups whipped cream (or homemade whipped topping)

•Optional: cream cheese (½ cup) for extra richness

👩‍🍳 Instructions:

Step 1: Prepare the Creamy Filling

In a large mixing bowl, pour the cold milk.

Add the instant vanilla pudding mix and whisk for about 2 minutes until it starts to thicken.

In another bowl, beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form.

Slowly add the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract, mixing gently.

If using cream cheese, beat it separately until smooth, then mix it into the pudding mixture for a thicker, richer texture.

Now fold everything together gently — pudding + whipped cream mixture — until smooth and creamy. Don’t overmix. You want it fluffy and silky.

Step 2: Layer the Dessert

Take a glass baking dish (like the one in your picture).

1️⃣ First layer: Arrange vanilla wafers at the bottom.

2️⃣ Second layer: Add a layer of sliced bananas.

3️⃣ Third layer: Pour a generous layer of the creamy pudding mixture.