Best 7 Not Your Grandmas Banana Pudding Recipes

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Calling all banana pudding lovers: Here’s your chance to take a beloved classic to the next level! Explore wild and wonderful ways to spice up this iconic dessert, from the traditional Southern classic to modern and trendy variations. This definitive guide offers unique takes on banana pudding that will delight even the most discerning palate.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

GRANDMA'S BANANA PUDDING



Grandma's Banana Pudding image

My grandma ran a country club and a restaurant in her day. She can make amazing food, but sometimes it's hard to get a recipe from her because she doesn't measure anything and makes everything from memory. While letting her talk it out, I was able to get this banana pudding and a few other recipes written down. Enjoy!

Provided by tigrbtrfly

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers, divided
1 cup white sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
4 egg yolks
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon butter
4 bananas, sliced, or more to taste
4 egg whites
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
5 tablespoons white sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Line the bottom of a baking dish with some wafers. Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a bowl.
  • Beat yolks in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and vanilla extract, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add butter; continue stirring until thickened to a pudding-like consistency, 5 to 7 minutes more.
  • Layer a portion of banana slices over the wafers and cover with pudding. Repeat layers with remaining bananas, wafers, and pudding.
  • Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl, gradually adding cream of tartar, until soft peaks form. Add sugar and continue beating on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold in vanilla extract. Spoon meringue over the pudding.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until meringue browns, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 486.7 calories, Carbohydrate 85.5 g, Cholesterol 111.1 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 8.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 341.7 mg, Sugar 43.1 g

NOT YO' MAMA'S BANANA PUDDING



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One of Paula Deen's most popular recipes. Not Yo Mama's Banana pudding recipe calls for bananas, french vanilla instant pudding, sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream, cream cheese, and cookies

Provided by Paula Deen

Categories     classics     cookout     Country Cooking     kid friendly     picnic     potluck     southern     spring     summer     sweets

Time 15m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (12-oz) container frozen whipped topping, thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream
1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups milk
1 (5-oz) box instant French vanilla pudding mix
6 to 8 bananas, sliced
2 bags chessmen cookies

Steps:

  • Line the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.
  • In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer. Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended. Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

GRANNY'S NANA PUDDING



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Provided by Kardea Brown

Categories     dessert

Time 20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
One 5.1-ounce box instant vanilla pudding
2 cups very cold half-and-half
1 cup sour cream
Pinch sea salt
One 12-ounce tin or 16-ounce box butter cookies
1 cup prepared caramel sauce
6 large bananas, sliced

Steps:

  • In a chilled bowl, with chilled beaters, beat the cream and confectioners' sugar together until soft peaks.
  • Whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, pudding mix, half-and-half, sour cream and the salt in a large bowl.
  • Reserve 4 to 6 cookies for garnish and layer half of the remaining cookies among the bottom of 4 to 6 16-ounce serving dishes (or mason jars), or in a trifle bowl (or other large glass serving dish). Next, drizzle half of the caramel over the cookies, then a layer of half the bananas, then half the pudding mixture. Repeat the layers with the remaining ingredients. Top with the whipped cream and a butter cookie or cookies. Serve or chill up to overnight.

NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S BANANA PUDDING



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The best banana pudding you ever tasted. Made with Jell-O instant pudding so it's quick and easy. A great recipe that you family and guests are sure to love.

Provided by nicole_bostic

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 -5 bananas, sliced
Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Cookie (4-5 packages)
1 (5 ounce) box Jello Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box jello French vanilla instant pudding
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box jello banana instant pudding
8 ounces cream cheese (room tempeture)
14 ounces eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
1 (16 ounce) container large Cool Whip
1 (12 ounce) can Cool Whip
lemon juice

Steps:

  • Prepare all 3 boxes of pudding mix in same bowl as instructed on the box.
  • Let pudding chill in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
  • Mix tub of Cool Whip and cream cheese with an electric mixer. Mix until smooth and creamy.
  • Once pudding mix is set, add the pudding and condensed milk to the Cool Whip and cream cheese mixture. Mix all together with electric mixer.
  • Slice bananas into 1" slices. Squeeze a small amount of lemon juice on the slices to prevent browning.
  • Use a 13x9 pan.
  • Layer cookies, pudding mix, bad banana slices. Make 3 layers. End with pudding layer.
  • Top with extra cookies and design with Cool Whip can.
  • Refrigerate approximately 1.5 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 591.8, Fat 31.8, SaturatedFat 24.6, Cholesterol 38.4, Sodium 484.8, Carbohydrate 73.6, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 68.1, Protein 6.4

NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S BREAD PUDDING



Not Your Grandma's Bread Pudding image

Provided by Kardea Brown

Categories     dessert

Time 2h25m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 cups heavy cream
6 large eggs
2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups raisins
2 sticks (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 loaves French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 13 cups)
Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup bourbon
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon whole milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • For the bread pudding: In a large bowl, whisk together the cream and eggs. Add the brown sugar, raisins, butter, cinnamon, ginger and 1 cup granulated sugar. Mix well. Gently stir the bread cubes into the egg mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Pour the bread mixture into the prepared baking dish. If desired, sprinkle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Bake until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, for the bourbon sauce: Combine the confectioners' sugar, bourbon, butter, milk and cinnamon in a medium saucepan, bring to a simmer over low heat, whisking constantly until thickened and no longer watery, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with the bread pudding warm, at room temperature or chilled.

NOT YO' MAMA'S BANANA PUDDING RECIPE - (3.8/5)



Not Yo' Mama's Banana Pudding Recipe - (3.8/5) image

Provided by becki829

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 bananas, sliced
3 cups milk
1 box Nilla Wafers
2 small boxes instant French vanilla pudding
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese
1 can (14 ounce) sweetened condensed milk
1 container (12 ounce) Cool Whip

Steps:

  • Line the bottom of a 9"x13" with Nilla Wafers. The original recipe called for Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies. It tasted really good with the Chessmen cookies, I just prefer the Nilla Wafers. Slice your bananas and layer evenly on top of the wafers. The original recipe called for 6-8 bananas and when I first made it, I think I used about that much. I personally don't like A TON of bananas in my banana pudding (I know, weird). I think four is the magic number...not too many, not too few. Just PERFECT. Combine the milk and pudding mix and blend using a handheld mixer. I've found that using the two small boxes & the 3 cups of milk makes an awesome consistency for the pudding. It sets just PERFECTLY! In a separate bowl, mix together cream cheese & condensed milk until smooth. Gradually fold in whipped cream. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mix & stir until well blended. Pour the mix evenly over the bananas. OMG...SO YUMMY!!! But wait!!.. Layer the remaining Nilla Wafers on top of the mix to top it all off! Looks heavenly, right?! That would be an understatement!!! I made this the weekend my family came to visit and it was a HIT! We practically licked the pan clean!

PAULA DEEN'S NOT YO' MAMA'S BANANA PUDDING



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Make and share this Paula Deen's Not Yo' Mama's Banana Pudding recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Shabby Sign Shoppe

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (light o.k.)
2 cups milk
1 (5 ounce) box French vanilla instant pudding
6 -8 bananas, sliced
2 (8 ounce) bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Cookies

Steps:

  • Line the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.
  • In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer.
  • Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth.
  • Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended.
  • Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 561.6, Fat 25.5, SaturatedFat 16.9, Cholesterol 82.1, Sodium 390.8, Carbohydrate 77.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 51, Protein 8.4

Tips:

  • Use ripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your pudding will be.
  • Don't overmix the pudding. Overmixing will make the pudding tough.
  • Chill the pudding before serving. This will help it to set and firm up.
  • Get creative with your toppings. You can use whipped cream, fresh fruit, nuts, or chocolate chips.
  • Make it a trifle. Layer the pudding with cookies, fruit, and whipped cream for a fun and festive dessert.

Conclusion:

Not your Grandma's Banana Pudding is a delicious and versatile dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With its creamy texture, sweet banana flavor, and variety of toppings, this pudding is sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dessert, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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