Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding

Name: Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 1/2 cups ice cold water; 1 (3.4 oz.) box vanilla instant pudding mix; 3 cups heavy cream; 4 cups sliced barely ripe bananas, (see note); 1 (12 oz.) box Nilla Wafers ( I used a combination of regular and mini wafers)

4 steps

Ever since my friend took me to Magnolia Bakery in Manhattan last month, I've been dreaming of making this. It's creamy, dreamy and as amazing as I remember it. The Nilla wafers break down after setting in the pudding for a few hours and become cake-like, which is a signature texture of the real deal. Give it a try, you can't go wrong.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:47:13 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories412.6 kcal (21%)

Total Fat24.2 g (35%)

Carbs46.7 g (18%)

Sugars35 g (39%)

Protein4.6 g (9%)

Sodium226.3 mg (11%)

Fiber1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

15 servings

1 x 14 ozcan sweetened condensed milk

1 ½ cupswater

ice cold

1 x 3.4 ozvanilla instant pudding mix

box

3 cupsheavy cream

4 cupsbananas

sliced, barely ripe

1 x 12 ozNilla Wafers

box, I used a combination of regular and mini wafers

Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl, beat together the sweetened condensed milk and water until well combined - about 1 minute. Add the pudding mix and beat well, about 2 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or overnight. It is very important to allow the proper amount of time for the pudding mixture to set. It will be watery if you don't let it set up long enough.

Step 2

In a large bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the pudding mixture until no streaks of pudding remain.

Step 3

Dessert can either be made in individual portions or in a large glass bowl with 4-5 quart capacity (a 9x13 baking dish also works).

Step 4

To assemble dessert, arrange 1/3 of the Nilla wafers covering the bottom, overlapping if necessary. Next, layer 1/3 of the bananas, and 1/3 of the pudding mixture. Repeat twice more, garnishing with additional wafers or wafer crumbs on the top layer. Cover tightly and allow to chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours - or up to 8 hours, no longer (because bananas will start to brown