Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding

5 from 13 votes

Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding

Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding is a classic and beloved dessert that has become an icon in the world of sweet treats. This delicious and creamy dessert is made with layers of vanilla pudding, sliced bananas, and Nilla wafers. The pudding is famous for its light and fluffy texture, delicate sweetness, and irresistible banana flavor!

Author: Nikki Lee

Servings: servings

Prep Time 20

Chill Time - 4 to 6 hours 4

Total Time 4 20

Ingredients

▢ 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
▢ 1 ½ cups ice cold water
▢ 3.4 ounce box instant vanilla pudding
▢ 3 cups heavy cream
▢ 11 ounce box Nilla Wafers
▢ 4 cups barely ripe bananas sliced (3-4 bananas)

Instructions

Make Condense Milk Mixture: In a medium-sized bowl add the sweetened condensed milk and ice-cold water (1 ½ cups). Mix with an electric mixer on medium speed until fully blended for about 1 minute.
Make the Pudding Mixture & Chill: Add the vanilla instant pudding mix. Mix on medium until fully blended for 2 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or overnight. Note: Do not make the pudding according to the box instructions.
Make the Whipped Cream: In a large bowl add the heavy cream. Using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, start on low speed until it starts to thicken, and then mix on medium speed until stiff peaks are formed.
Fold Pudding into Whipped Cream: Add the whipped cream to the pudding mixture. Gently fold in the whipped cream with a spoon or spatula. Fold until there are not any streaks left.
Assemble Pudding: Save at least 5 cookies for the garnish that will be placed on top for garnish (you can save more if you would like).
In a 3-quart trifle bowl assemble the dessert.
In the bottom of the trifle bowl spread ¼ of the pudding mixture. Layer with ⅓ of the cookies and ⅓ of the bananas. Repeat this process 2 more times. The final layer will be the pudding mixture.
Garnish the top with cookie crumbs from the additional cookies.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours. The cookies will be soft. The dessert is best served within 12 hours.

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Notes

Do not use overripe bananas for this recipe. They brown too quickly and have a softer texture than you want. You want a nice firm bite of banana for the best banana pudding recipe.

Don't be tempted to skip the chill time. First, you will be chilling the pudding mixture. If you skip this the mixture will be watery. Secondly, you will chill the combined mixture. This allows everything to set up nicely and the texture of the cookies to become somewhat soft and cake-like. It also gives the bananas time to flavor the pudding.

This is best served within 8 to 12 hours, as much longer than the bananas will start to brown. You can see FAQs for tips to prevent bananas from browning.

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