Creamy Banana Pudding with Cinnamon
Extra creamy and dusted with a light sprinkle of cinnamon, this is a favorite no-bake dessert. Vanilla wafers, thinly-sliced bananas, and creamy whipped pudding combine into a beautiful and delicious layered treat.
Ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (3.4 ounce) box vanilla or French vanilla instant pudding mix
- 1 and 1/4 cups cold water
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 (12 ounce) box Nilla wafers
- 4 bananas not too ripe
- 1-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon for dusting
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, combine sweetened condensed milk and pudding mix, beating on medium-high speed. Reduce speed to low and slowly pour in the water. When all the water is added, slowly increase the speed again until the mixture is thoroughly and evenly mixed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight, until the pudding is very thick.
- When the pudding is thickened, make the whipped cream by beating heavy cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add whipped cream to the pudding and gently fold until the mixture is smooth.
- Assemble the pudding in either individual dishes, a large baking pan, a trifle dish, or a large bowl. Start with a base layer of Nilla wafers across the bottom of your dish or dishes. Slice bananas and scatter over the wafers, then add a generous dollop of the cream-pudding mixture. Repeat layers as needed until you reach the top.
- Cover and refrigerate for 4-8 hours. When ready to serve, top with extra banana slices and Nilla wafers, then sprinkle a small amount of cinnamon on top. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Leftover pudding mixture? This makes a pretty big batch of the pudding-whipped cream mixture. If I’m making banana pudding in one large dish, I usually use up all of it, but if I’m just making individual dishes, I may not actually make all 16 servings and consequently have a good bit leftover. Extra pudding mixture is delicious just mixed with fresh berries and sprinkled with lemon zest!
- More cinnamon? To enhance the cinnamon effect, add a little dusting over the top of each pudding layer, not just at the end.
- How to dust cinnamon? The easiest way to dust cinnamon on top is to put a little bit in a small fine mesh strainer then gently use the palm of one hand to tap the side of the strainer while holding it over the pudding dish(es).
- Recipe? Adapted from The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook.
Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 328 kcal, Carbohydrates: 42 g, Protein: 4 g, Fat: 17 g, Saturated Fat: 9 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g, Trans Fat: 0.1 g, Cholesterol: 42 mg, Sodium: 164 mg, Potassium: 246 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 29 g, Vitamin A: 523 IU, Vitamin C: 3 mg, Calcium: 93 mg, Iron: 0.2 mg