Not your Nana’s Nana Puddin’
Warning! This is simply, hands down the BEST banana pudding you will EVER taste! & being from the South, trust me, I have tasted my fair share of banana puddings & am able to say this with complete confidence. This is the one recipe that takes them all!
I have to give credit to my good friend Julie for this recipe. Strangely enough Julie doesn’t even like bananas, so it’s even more incredible & a true testament to her cooking talents. I modified it only slightly because it was seriously that good! I will warn you this is insanely RICH! You’ll be tempted to scoop out a very large dish of this but I’m telling you it’s that RICH so go easy!
You’ll want to use nice & firm bananas in this one. You don’t want any soggy nana’s clogging up your pudding. Also, I know you’re going to want to dive right into this, but it really is best to wait a few hours to give the wafers time to absorb that nana goodness! Use a good quality PURE vanilla extract. You can taste the difference. (I like Madagascar Vanilla.)
Every time I have taken this dish to an event or served it at home, you get the same reaction. First their eyes get a little bigger, the smile starts to grow & then the lovely sounds of “mmmh, oh, oh, this is delicious” (& a myriad of other adjectives) inevitably followed by “I HAVE TO HAVE THIS RECIPE!”
So break out that Trifle bowl that you got as a wedding gift or engagement gift that you put WAY in the back of your cabinet somewhere & put it to good use. You’ll be happy you did!
Can’t wait to hear from you on this one!
Not your Nana’s Nana Puddin’
What you’ll need:
1 brick cream cheese (softened)
1 small can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 large package instant vanilla pudding
4-5 bananas - cut into small slices
1 cup milk
1 large container cool whip
1 tbsp PURE vanilla extract - I use Madagascar Vanilla extract.
1 box of vanilla wafers
1 bag of Heath chips - you can find these in the baking aisle of your grocery near the chocolate chips.
What to do:
In a mixer, beat cream cheese, until creamy. Add sugar & continuing mixing. Add sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, pudding package & milk. Mix well. Add about 1/3 of the container of cool whip & fold in sliced bananas with spatula. In a trifle bowl arrange vanilla wafers on the bottom of the bowl. Add in some of the banana pudding, arrange more vanilla wafers on the sides. After you’ve added half of the pudding mixture add a small layer of cool whip & then more vanilla wafers to the side. Add the remainder of the pudding mixture & top with remainder of cool whip. Finish off with a sprinkling of heath chips on top (secret ingredient!) Chill for a bit to allow the wafers to soften.
Buon Appetito!
Rich is good in my good. Since there’s banana. I’m all for it.
Thanks Jenn! It really is RICH but oh so delish! I hope you <3 it as much as I do!
This looks so good! My grandmother was Southern, and she loved broiled bananas. Split one lengthwise, top it with butter and brown sugar and broil til the sugar bubbles.
Thanks Hilary! I’ve had bananas that way as well. Sinfully, I mean simply LOL delicious!
What a great treat!
Looks completely decadent and delicious!
Thanks Lori! It’s a great special occasion treat! Definitely, completely decadent & delicious!
To all those seeing this recipe for the first time:
Paula shared this with me a few months back when she started the blog and I’ve made it several times now.
It is truly all she says AND MORE!!!! My husband, a dyed in the wool Southern boy raised on his momma’s nana puddin has sworn off hers and will only eat this recipe now.
It truly is in a category of its own and in no way compares any other Banana Pudding you’ve ever tried!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOOOO yummy!
Grazie’ Christy! Mwah!
You have convinced me.. Im running to the store right now to make a big bowl of this pudding tomorrow evening..cant wait to dig in..my friends will go crazy.Figtreeapps.. Thanks for sharing!
Yummariffic! Thanks for this–it will be a PERFECT treat for father’s day. It will be hard to wait until then though!
Thanks so much! Am So excited you’re going to give it a whirl! Let me know how it turns out for you & your friends!
Thanks Kel! I hope David LOVES it ! What a great treat for Father’s Day!
OH MY GOD! I’m totally making this the next time I need to bring a dessert somewhere! Too bad my mom is allergic to bananas…
I have been looking for a good banana pudding recipe FOREVER, and this one looks like a great version! I’m totally trying this when I get back to Kentucky this summer. Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks Mara! I’ll be anxcious to hear how they like it! Sorry that your Mom will have to miss out!
Thanks Mindy! Glad I could help! It’s the perfect summer time dessert!
I LOVE banana pudding! This looks wonderful!
Thanks Alta! I love just about anything with banana’s in it & it’s truly one of my favorite summer time desserts!
that is sooo awesomely gorgeous!! no wonder all the traffic!!
Thanks SuperChef! I appreciate it!
That pudding looks SO good!!! I’m going to have to try to make that sometime. Mmm… I can already taste it!
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I will add you to my blog list so I can follow your site… if you don’t mind.
This looks amazing! My mom is from Tennessee and makes bannana pudding on occasion- it is one of my absolute favorite treats! I am definitely going to have to give this recipe a try while I’m home this summer and see what my mom thinks… Thanks for sharing!
Hi
How did you know I posted your recipe on the asparagus? I have you as one of my links under Recipes (side column) cos your blog is so cool!
hahaha…but to be honest, I haven’t looked at it in ages, and I mean ages…just been so occupied with other things that I even stopped blogging for a while except I have been posting other peoples’ stuff to fill gaps and things…
Thanks for sharing your wonderful food and those awesome photos! So glad you didn’t get mad when you saw it…I always try to remember to reference stuff so people know where I pinched things from
Thanks Terecita! I hope you <3 it as much as we do! & a big thank for adding bell’alimento to your blog roll! I really appreciate it!
Hi Rachael! Thank you! Please let me know what you think after you’ve made it! I just love it, especially in the summertime. So creamy & delicious!
that looks amazing!!! plus the photo makes me want to grab myself a spoon and eat some of that pudding
Thanks Jessie! Hope you’ll give it a try! It’s pretty scrumptious!
That is some serious banana bread pudding - it looks amazingly good.
Sounds very rich and creamy! yum yum!
This sounds really goood :DDDD
Looks wonderfully rich and inviting and I adore bananas. Definitely bookmarking this one.
Thanks Claudia! It’s deliciously decadant! Enjoy!
Give me a bowl and pass the spoon, would you????
When 3 of the first 4 ingredients are cream cheese, condensed milk and pudding, this is going to be a ‘2 hours on the elliptical for one serving’ kind of delicious treat! I’m up for the challenge . . . !
Hi Kim! I would if I had any left over
Doesn’t last long in my house!
Yes it will be, but it will be oh so worth it
This sounds utterly delicious. I am rarely tempted to make banana pudding, but I think you may have converted me!
Hi Jane! It’s decadently delicious. I’m glad I tempted you!
My goodness, look at that!
Simply Yummistic…just can’t wait to try that.
I will forward this link to all my online friends and colleagues as well.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful recipe!
Thank you so much for forwarding this to all of your friends! I really appreciate it!
This was amazing. Sad to say, I’ll never make may Grandmother’s recipe again after trying this one.
I made this on Friday! Oh, my is it good! We still have it on hand, it definitely will be something I’ll make to take to a party!
WOW Laurie! That’s one of the nicest compliments you could ever give
THANK YOU!
Thanks so much Nancy! I can’t take this anywhere without promising to give the recipe
This was served at my Nephew’s Wedding Rehersal Dinnier last Friday night in Las Vegas. His family is from No. & So. Carolina and decided to have a real “Southern Dinner” with BBQ Pork, Coleslaw and all the fixin’s, but the Nana Pudding topped it off! They taught us Westerner’s something new. Now everyone wants the recipe. I’m going to make it right away. Thank You!!