Description
A creamy, no-bake layered pudding featuring silky vanilla pudding, ripe bananas, and juicy strawberries, finished with crunchy vanilla wafers. Easy to assemble and perfect chilled for parties or a simple weeknight treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boxes (3.4 oz each) vanilla instant pudding mix
- 4 cups cold milk
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tub (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed
- 4 medium bananas, sliced
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 box (11 oz) vanilla wafers
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the 2 boxes of vanilla instant pudding mix with 4 cups of cold milk until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk until fully combined and smooth.
- Fold 8 oz of thawed whipped topping into the pudding mixture until light and airy.
- Prepare your serving dish, a trifle bowl or 9×13-inch dish works well, and lay a single layer of vanilla wafers on the bottom.
- Add a layer of sliced bananas over the wafers, then a layer of sliced strawberries.
- Spoon a generous layer of the pudding mixture over the fruit to cover.
- Repeat layers (wafers, bananas, strawberries, pudding) until ingredients are used, finishing with a top layer of pudding.
- Cover the assembled pudding and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight to allow the wafers to soften and flavors to meld.
- Before serving, garnish with extra sliced strawberries and crushed vanilla wafers, then scoop into bowls or serve in individual jars.
Notes
- Use ripe but firm bananas to avoid a mushy texture.
- Slice strawberries just before assembling to keep them from releasing excess juice.
- For a richer texture fold in an extra 1/2 cup of heavy cream whipped to soft peaks instead of some whipped topping.
- Keep covered in the fridge to prevent the pudding from absorbing other odors.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about 1 cup)
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
Keywords: strawberry banana pudding, no-bake dessert, layered pudding, trifle, summer dessert