Best Banana Pudding Trifle

Banana pudding in a large bowl. Layered perfectly with bananas cream whipped topping and vanilla wafers.

4.63 from 32 reviews

Made with fresh bananas and whipped cream, this Homemade Banana Pudding Trifle is a Southern-inspired dessert perfect for any special occasion. It's layered with cookies and pudding, making it a downright heavenly show-stopper!

Prep Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 349kcal

Author: Donya Mullins

Ingredients

1 ½ boxes vanilla wafers
6-7 ripe bananas - sliced
2 cups cold milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 5 oz box french vanilla pudding
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 8 oz package cream cheese - room temperature
4 cups heavy cream
4 tablespoons confectioners sugar

Instructions

In a 9"/5 quart glass bowl, cover the bottom with 2 layers of vanilla wafers. Next, layer half of the bananas over the wafers.
Place heavy cream and the powered sugar in a large bowl. Using a stick blender, or electric mixer with a whisk attachment, whip the cream and sugar together until stiff peaks are formed. Place in refrigerator until needed.
In a medium-size, bowl, blend together milk, vanilla extract, and vanilla pudding packet using a hand mixer. Add in the cream cheese and condensed milk and blend until smooth. Fold in 1 cup of whipped cream to the mixture. Layer half of the mixture over the bananas. Add half of whipped cream over vanilla pudding mixture.
Repeat all steps ending with whipped cream on top. Add crushed vanilla cookies to top of dish. Cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator for minimum of one hour, or until ready to serve.

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Notes

For store-bought whipped: I recommend Cool Whip rather than canned whipped cream. Canned whipped cream tends to deflate too quickly, whereas Cool Whip has the right consistency to replace fresh whipped cream.
You can store this banana pudding and whipped cream in the fridge for up to 3 days. This dessert is great because it can be stored all together, or leftovers can be popped into an airtight container.

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