Easy Banana Pudding

What Is Banana Pudding?

This classic Southern dessert is made with vanilla pudding mixed with Cool Whip, cream cheese, and sweetened condensed milk, and layered with slices of banana and cookies.

You'll need bananas, instant vanilla pudding, and a few other simple ingredients to make this easy recipe.

What You'll Need

Whisk the milk and pudding until thickened. In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk until smooth.

Make the Pudding Mixture

Add the Cool Whip

Fold in the Cool Whip, then the vanilla pudding.

Assemble the Layers

Add a layer of Chessmen cookies to the bottom of a pan.

Add the Bananas

Add a layer of sliced bananas on top of the cookies.

Add the Pudding Mixture

Pour the pudding mixture over the top of the bananas.

Top It Off

Finish with a second layer of Chessmen cookies.

Chill and Serve

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate before serving. Then dig in!

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