I never make this without chuckling to myself about my mother's explanation of why it wasn't so bad for you. She smiled, and said that she used skim milk, and you could use sugar free instant Jello pudding and coolwhip. And, then she explained: you add a can of Eagle Brand milk! Whoa! that just undid every "good" thing she was going for.
Anyway, this is a favorite for potlucks. Somehow I always seem to be in the dessert group. And, this is the one time I use Cool Whip -- I tried real whipped cream. That tasted really good, but it didn't hold the fluff factor adequately.
I get nothing from the makers of the sweetened condensed milk, the pudding mix or Cool Whip. I just have my personal favorites.
Banana Pudding to die for
Ingredients
Method
- Make the pudding by combining the 2 c. milk, Eagle milk and pudding mix and mixing for 2 minutes
- (I use the whisk and a moderately low setting on my mixer)
- Fold in half of the Cool Whip (8 oz)
- I use a trifle bowl to make this: layer vanilla wafers, half of the sliced bananas (2 to 3, depending on size), half of the pudding; repeat; If you use a 9x13 in pan, you can just do vanilla wafers, bananas, pudding if you want.
- Chill in the fridge for an hour or more so that the pudding sets up nice and firm. Top with the remaining cool whip and sprinkle with some crumbs from the vanilla wafers to make it look pretty.
- Refrigerate until serving time.
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