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A glass dish of banana pudding topped with whipped cream and cookie crumbs.

Old Fashioned Banana Pudding Recipe

Make this old fashioned banana pudding recipe with layers of creamy pudding, fresh bananas, and Nilla wafers for a classic no-bake dessert.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword How to make homemade banana pudding, Old Fashioned Banana Pudding Recipe, Old fashioned recipe for banana pudding
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 15
Author momma lew

Ingredients

  • 5.1 oz package of instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 cups cold milk
  • 4 ripe bananas sliced
  • 8 oz cool whip
  • 1 Nilla Wafer Box

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk, until well combined.
  2. Whisk in half of the cool whip to combine. 
  3. Open the box of Nilla wafers and set aside about 5 cookies for the top.
  4. In a 9x13 inch pan, place a layer of wafers across the bottom of the pan.
  5. Add half of the fresh banana slices in a layer on top of the cookies.
  6. Pour in half of the pudding mixture and smooth out evenly.
  7. Add another layer of Nilla wafers on top of pudding, followed by another layer of bananas.
  8. Pour the remainder of the pudding over top and smooth out evenly.
  9. Top the pudding with the remaining half of the cool whip.
  10. The last step is to crush the remaining wafers and sprinkle wafer crumbs those over top of the cool whip.
  11. Serve, or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Recipe Notes

Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. After that, the bananas may begin to brown.