5-Min Banana Pudding Parfait
Layers of creamy vanilla pudding, fresh banana slices, and crushed vanilla wafers in a glass—no baking, no fuss. A Southern dessert that tastes like it took hours but comes together in minutes.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 4g
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Ingredients
- 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cups whole milk
- 30 count vanilla wafers (Nilla Wafers or similar)
- 3 medium ripe bananas
- ½ cup sweetened whipped cream
- ¼ tsp banana extract or vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Whisk pudding mix into milk until smooth and thickened, about 1 minute. Stir in extract.
- 2
Crush 20 vanilla wafers into coarse crumbs; set aside. Leave 10 whole for garnish.
- 3
Slice bananas into 1/4-inch rounds.
- 4
Layer in four glasses: pudding, banana slices, wafer crumbs, pudding, banana, crumbs.
- 5
Top each with a spoonful of whipped cream and a whole vanilla wafer standing upright.
Tools you’ll need
- whisk
- medium bowl
- four 8-10 oz glasses or bowls
- spoon or fork for crushing wafers
- knife for slicing bananas
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