Here’s a teen-friendly Banana Pudding recipe—creamy, sweet, and super easy 🍌🍮
Easy Banana Pudding
Ingredients (serves 4–6)
- 3–4 ripe bananas, sliced
- 1 box instant vanilla pudding (3.4 oz / 96 g)
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1 cup whipped topping (like Cool Whip)
- 1 package vanilla wafer cookies (~8 oz / 225 g)
Instructions
- Make the pudding:
- In a bowl, whisk pudding mix with cold milk according to package instructions.
- Let it set for 2–3 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Layer the pudding:
- In a serving dish or individual cups, layer:
- Vanilla wafers
- Sliced bananas
- Pudding
- Repeat layers until ingredients are used, ending with pudding on top.
- In a serving dish or individual cups, layer:
- Top with whipped topping:
- Spread whipped topping over the pudding.
- Optional: crush a few wafers and sprinkle on top for crunch.
- Chill:
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving for best flavor.
Tips & Variations
- Extra creamy: Mix a little cream cheese into the pudding.
- Chocolate twist: Add chocolate pudding or drizzle chocolate syrup on top.
- Mini servings: Layer in cups for easy individual desserts.
Banana pudding is sweet, creamy, and crunchy, perfect for a snack, dessert, or party treat! 🍌
If you want, I can also give a super quick 3-ingredient microwave banana pudding for a 5-minute treat.
