Banana Pudding Recipe

How to make it

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• Note: the time for preparation doesn't include thawing whipped topping.
• Thaw frozen whipped topping and soften cream cheese.
• In a mixing bowl, combine pudding mix with 2 c. milk, making sure there are no lumps. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, cream the sweetened condensed milk with the cream cheese until smooth and lump free.
• Fold the pudding mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
• By hand, fold the thawed whipped topping very gently into the pudding and cream cheese mixture.
• In a LARGE serving bowl (I use a glass bowl), layer the vanilla wafer cookies, sliced bananas, then the pudding mixture. Repeat layers until all the pudding mixture has been used.
• Top with the 8 oz. carton of thawed whipped topping. and spread to edges.
• Eat right away or chill until ready to serve. (I can never resist having some right away! (grin)
• NOTE: What I like about this recipe is that I can make it almost sugar free by using Cool Whip Sugar Free, sugar free pudding mix, and I can make a sweetened condensed milk substitute with Splenda or fructose (fructose doesn't create the huge spike in blood sugar that sucrose/cane or beet sugar does.).