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Name: Banana Pudding Fluff
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 4 ounces cream cheese, (softened to room temperature); 3.4 ounces instant banana pudding; 1 cup whole milk; ½ teaspoon banana extract; 8 ounces whipped topping, (thawed); 2 cups mini vanilla wafer cookies; 2 cups mini marshmallows; 1 cup sliced bananas, (approximately 2 small bananas, ¼ inch thick)

close up shot of Banana Pudding Fluff in a bowl

Our banana pudding fluff is an indulgent fluff salad with all the best creamy textures and is loaded with delicious banana flavor, making it perfect for dessert or an easy side dish.

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Let’s Dish: About This Fluff
Banana Pudding Fluff Ingredients
Substitutions And Additions
How To Make This Banana Fluff Recipe
How To Serve
Storing Banana Pudding Fluff
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Banana pudding fluff is one of the most heavenly things that you will ever eat in your life. Every spoonful offers a satisfying contrast of textures: fresh bananas for natural sweetness, crispy vanilla wafers for crunch, and soft marshmallows for a playful twist. This is the kind of dessert that brings people back for seconds—not because it’s flashy, but because it’s just that good.

Let’s Dish: About This Fluff

Main Ingredients: Cream cheese, banana pudding mix, milk, banana extract, whipped topping, vanilla wafer cookies, marshmallows, bananas.
Quick Steps: Mix cream cheese and pudding, fold in whipped topping, vanilla wafers, marshmallows, bananas. Chill.
Total Time & Yield: 35 minutes, serves 6.

Why This Recipe

This Banana Pudding Fluff stands out because it strikes the perfect balance between richness and lightness.

Our recipe doesn’t skip on the add-ins, ensuring that every spoonful contains a satisfying mix of bananas, marshmallows, and crunchy vanilla wafers.

Other recipes might skip the lemon juice, but our thoughtful combination of ingredients ensures that the bananas stay fresh, and each bite has a wonderful balance of textures and flavors.

Banana Pudding Fluff Ingredients

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.You’ll need:

4 ounces of cream cheese, softened to room temperature
3.4-ounce box of instant banana pudding mix
1 cup of whole milk
½ teaspoon of banana extract
8-ounce tub of Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed
2 cups of mini vanilla wafer cookies
2 cups of mini marshmallows
1 cup of sliced bananas (approximately 2 small bananas), ¼ inch thick

Substitutions And Additions

PUDDING: You can substitute instant vanilla pudding for instant banana pudding. You would want to increase the amount of banana extract to 1-1½ teaspoons, though, to give your fluff that wonderful banana flavor.

WAFERS: The mini vanilla wafers make assembling this recipe so easy. If you only have the standard-sized vanilla wafer cookies, then you can use those. However, we suggest you crush them up a bit before adding them to your fluff. You do not want full-sized cookies in your banana pudding fluff.

How To Make This Banana Fluff Recipe

STEP ONE: In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese using a handheld mixer on medium speed for 1 minute or until smooth.

STEP TWO: In a small bowl, whisk together the instant pudding mix, whole milk, and banana extract just until combined and slightly thickened.

banana pudding mixture poured into the cream cheese

STEP THREE: Pour the banana pudding mixture into the bowl of beaten cream cheese and mix on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes or until the mixture is smooth and thickened.

STEP FOUR: Fold the thawed whipped topping into the pudding mixture until fully combined.

STEP FIVE: Fold the mini vanilla wafer cookies and miniature marshmallows into the banana fluff mixture.

STEP SIX: Lastly, gently fold the sliced bananas into the banana pudding fluff. You can reserve a couple of banana slices to use as a garnish.

If your bananas are large and give you more than 1 cup of banana slices, you can certainly add the extra slices to your fluff. You can also put your extra piece of banana into a freezer-safe zip-top bag to freeze for use in smoothies or other recipes.

sliced bananas folded into the banana pudding fluff

STEP SEVEN: Transfer the banana fluff pudding to a serving bowl and garnish with a couple of extra banana slices and mini vanilla wafer cookies. Cover the bowl with a piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

How To Serve

A good fluff salad is always welcome at family gatherings, potlucks, or even a light dessert after a weeknight meal. Serve it with a refreshing strawberry lemonade or Southern strawberry sweet tea to wash it down.

For those with a sweet tooth, try topping your fluff with fresh fruit like sliced strawberries or blueberries, or even a drizzle of honey.

If you prefer something a little more savory, a handful of toasted nuts such as walnuts or almonds adds the perfect crunch to your dish.

We love the ease of making fluff recipes, and our strawberry fluff and peach fluff are two more flavors of this delightful dessert.

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Storing Banana Pudding Fluff

IN THE FRIDGE: This banana pudding fluff should be served the same day it is made. You can store leftovers in the refrigerator, covered with plastic wrap, for 24 to 48 hours. You will need to note that the bananas will start to brown, and the cookies will get soft the longer this fluff sits.

IN THE FREEZER: We don’t recommend freezing this creamy salad.

close up shot of Banana Pudding Fluff in a cup

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I make this banana pudding fluff dessert recipe ahead of time?

It’s actually best to make this easy banana fluff salad recipe ahead of time. It gives the salad time to let all the flavors mingle and combine together for an even tastier fluff salad.

Can I use a different flavor of pudding in this easy dessert salad?

This banana fluff pudding salad would be delicious with vanilla or French vanilla pudding.

How do I store this banana pudding fluff salad recipe?

This traditional fluff recipe can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to two days.

This dreamy dessert is sure to become your new favorite salad. A combination of creamy pudding and cream cheese mixed with bananas, crunchy wafers, and marshmallows make this banana fluff a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

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Banana Pudding Fluff

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Our banana pudding fluff is an indulgent fluff salad with all the best creamy textures and is loaded with delicious banana flavor, making it perfect for dessert or an easy side dish.

Prep Time 5

Total Time 35

Servings

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Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
3.4 ounces instant banana pudding
1 cup whole milk
½ teaspoon banana extract
8 ounces whipped topping, thawed
2 cups mini vanilla wafer cookies
2 cups mini marshmallows
1 cup sliced bananas, approximately 2 small bananas, ¼ inch thick

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese using a handheld mixer on medium speed for 1 minute or until smooth.
In a small bowl, whisk together the instant banana pudding, whole milk, and banana extract just until combined and slightly thickened.
Pour the banana pudding mixture into the bowl of beaten cream cheese and mix on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes or until the mixture is smooth and thickened.
Fold the thawed whipped topping into the pudding mixture until fully combined.
Fold the mini vanilla wafer cookies and mini marshmallows into the banana fluff mixture.
Lastly, gently fold the sliced bananas into the banana pudding fluff. You can reserve a couple of banana slices to use as a garnish.
Transfer the banana pudding fluff to a serving bowl and garnish with a couple of extra banana slices and mini vanilla wafer cookies. Cover the bowl with a piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Notes

The mini vanilla wafers make assembling this recipe so easy. If you only have the standard-sized vanilla wafer cookies, then you can use those; however, I suggest you crush them up a bit before adding them to your fluff. You do not want full-sized cookies in your banana pudding fluff.
To help slow the browning process of the fresh bananas, you can brush or dip the banana slices in a little lemon juice. Keep in mind that it could throw the taste off slightly due to the sourness of the lemons.
If your bananas are large and give you more than 1 cup of banana slices, you can certainly add the extra slices to your fluff. You can also put your extra piece of banana into a freezer-safe zip-top bag to freeze for use in smoothies or other recipes.

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