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If you have read any of my blogs, you will notice I have a particular way of doing just about everything. Even really simple things, I have a particular method to most of my madnesses. I have had several people ask me for my recipe for banana pudding. Initially, I thought, well, it’s not really much of a recipe, it’s just the order I throw things together in, but that’s true with a lot of things. I just have a hard time considering anything a recipe or calling something cooking if no heat is involved (or for that matter, if the only heat used is a microwave). None-the-less, I can’t disappoint my fans (who the hell would have guessed I would have fans?).

• Prep: 30 mins
• Cook: 0
• Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients

• 1 box Jello Instant Banana Pudding (not sugar free)
• 2 cups cold milk
• 1 box nilla wafers
• 1 tub Cool-Whip (pick your fav, I use extra-creamy, but vanilla would probably be good)
• 3 ripe bananas (spotted)

Prep

Put the pudding mix in a half gallon bowl and wisk in the milk. Wisk for a minute or 2 to get the lumps out (per the box instructions). Leave on counter so it doesn’t set too fast on you.

Line the bottom of the serving bowl (at least a gallon capacity) with nilla wafers one or 2 layers deep. Take a banana and slice it in thin rounds as a layer on top of the wafers.

While you were doing this, the pudding should have somewhat set. Slice up another banana in it and mix it in. You want to pour the pudding in when it is thin enough to seep in between the nilla wafers and bananas lining the bottom yet is thick enough it won’t float those items up from the bottom of the bowl. Once the pudding is poured in, place nilla wafers around the sides and push them down into the pudding. Once you have done this, place the pudding in the fridge and allow it to set (up to 20 mins).

Once the pudding is set, take it out and put a layer of nilla wafers on top of the pudding. Slice up the 3rd banana on top of that making another layer. Spread a layer of cool whip on top of that, at least 1” thick, but as much as you want. Finally, crumble up more nilla wafers and sprinkle them on top of the Cool Whip.

This pudding is best once it has set for a few hours, or even a day.

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