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Cooking at Home - Southern Banana Pudding

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Overhead view of a bowl of southern banana pudding with a spoon next to a pan of southern banana pudding with a serving removed.

Makes: 10 servings

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

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

  1. 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.
  2. Fold 1 cup of the whipped topping into the pudding mix.
  3. 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.
  4. Repeat layers, drizzling each wafer layer with remaining milk and ending with pudding. Spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding.
  5. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

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

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 3/4 cup

NutrientsAmount
Total Calories215
Total Fat4 g
Saturated Fat2 g
Cholesterol9 mg
Sodium376 mg
Carbohydrates41 g
Dietary Fiber1 g
Total Sugars34 g
Added Sugars included24 g
Protein4 g
Vitamin D1 mcg
Calcium132 mg
Iron0 mg
Potassium258 mg