Copycat Magnolia Banana Pudding

5 from 6 votes

If you love all things Magnolia, you’ll really be a fan of our copycat Magnolia banana pudding which is a heavenly dessert filled with banana and creamy layers of vanilla pudding.

Prep Time30

Chill Time6

Total Time6 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Copycat Magnolia Banana Pudding Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 395kcal

Ingredients

14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
½ cup water, very cold
1 cup milk, very cold
3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding
3 cups heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon clear vanilla flavoring
12 ounces vanilla wafers, reserve 5 to 6 wafers and crumbs from box
5 barely ripe bananas, sliced

Instructions

Using either a handheld mixer or a stand mixer, combine the sweetened condensed milk, cold water, and cold milk. Mix on low-medium for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the vanilla pudding mix and beat on medium for 2 minutes. The pudding mixture should just start to thicken.
Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight to ensure the pudding completely sets.
Using either a handheld mixer or a stand mixer, combine the heavy cream and vanilla flavoring, and beat until the cream is stiff.
Gently fold the whipped cream into the fully set pudding. Fold until the cream and pudding is completely combined and uniform in color, with no visible streaks.
For presentation, use either a large serving bowl or a compote dish. Line the bottom of the bowl with ⅓ of the vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers).
Evenly layer 1½ cups of the sliced bananas on top of the wafers.
Top banana slices with ⅓ of the pudding mixture.
Repeat until there are 3 layers of wafers, bananas, and pudding.
Crush the reserved 5 to 6 wafers.
Sprinkle the top of the pudding with crushed wafers. You may also use any leftover crumbs from the wafer box. Cover and keep refrigerated until serving.

Notes

Make sure you are using ice-cold water and milk in this recipe, as this is what the official recipe calls for.
For presentation, use either a large serving bowl, trifle bowl, or a compote dish.
If you plan to leave your dessert in the fridge for longer than 8 hours, we'd recommend brushing your banana slices with lemon juice, so they don't turn brown.

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