Best Banana Pudding Trifle
Made with fresh bananas and whipped cream, this Homemade Banana Pudding Trifle is a Southern-inspired dessert perfect for any special occasion. It’s layered with cookies and pudding, making it a downright show-stopper!
This banana pudding trifle is one of my favorite holiday desserts served alongside Honey Baked Ham, an Easy Ambrosia Salad, and Honey Glazed Carrots.
Reader Comment
“So good and easy. Perfect to make ahead and serves a lot of people!”
Petra
If you’re from the South, you most likely grew up eating Banana Pudding. I remember enjoying a pretty dessert cup filled with layers of bananas, soft cookies, pudding, and whipped cream. It felt so special and fancy. With those sweet memories for inspiration, I’ve taken all the flavors of classic banana pudding and added a few shortcuts to make this delicious dessert into a cool, quick, and easy trifle.
Ingredients For This Banana Dessert
- Vanilla Wafers: These cookies are a classic in any banana pudding dessert. They help add a crunch and vanilla flavor!
- Banana: It’s super important to have ripe bananas for desserts because the more ripe they are, the sweeter they are.
- Vanilla Extract: What makes a great banana trifle is the vanilla so I add vanilla extract to amp it up even more!
- Vanilla Pudding: I like to use French vanilla pudding because it has much more flavor than standard vanilla.
- The Cream: To make this pudding ultra-rich and creamy, I combine cold milk, sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, and heavy cream.
- Confectioners Sugar: This helps to thicken and sweeten. Because it’s also a thickener, granulated sugar can’t be used.
Variations And Substitutions
- You can use pudding that’s banana flavor in place of vanilla pudding.
- If you don’t have nilla wafers, you can use graham crackers. They won’t soften quite the same, but will still be delicious!
How To Make Banana Pudding With Vanilla Wafers
- Step 1 – In a large glass bowl or trifle bowl, layer 2 layers of vanilla wafers. t
- Step 2 – Blend together the milk, vanilla extract, pudding, cream cheese, and condensed milk.
- Step 3 -Layer half the banana slices on top of the cookies.
- Step 4 – Whip the heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Step 5 – Fold the whipped cream into the pudding mixture, being careful not to overmix. Pour half of this over the bananas.
- Step 6 – Layer the rest of the ingredients, repeating with more cookies, bananas, and whipped cream mixture. Top with crushed cookies and then cover with plastic wrap.
Donya’s Success Tips
- Make this banana pudding trifle recipe the day before to save time and energy! Just be sure to cover it with plastic wrap.
- With pudding trifles, it’s important to put the whipped cream mixture on top because as the pudding chills, a film can form.
- If you want to decorate the top with fresh bananas, do that last minute or toss them in a little lemon juice. They turn brown VERY quickly, so I typically choose not to add them.
Questions And Answers
Yes, this dessert is awesome to turn into individual desserts with mason jars, stemless wine glasses, or small plastic cups for outside events!
I recommend Cool Whip rather than canned whipped cream. Canned whipped cream tends to deflate too quickly, whereas cool whip has the right consistency to replace fresh whipped cream.
You can store this banana pudding and whipped cream in the fridge for up to 3 days. This dessert is great because it can be stored all together or leftovers can be popped into an airtight container.
Trifles are great because you want it to soften a bit. So it won’t get soggy, it will get the perfect texture!
What To Serve With This Trifle
This banana cream pudding trifle is delicious for holidays—Easter is my favorite! Make a full dessert spread for any holiday, and serve it with Lemon Pound Cake, Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie, and fresh fruit.
This recipe is easy enough to make for a weeknight meal or cookout. I love serving it with burgers, and hot dogs, fried chicken, and pasta salad.
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Made with fresh bananas and whipped cream, this Homemade Banana Pudding Trifle is a Southern-inspired dessert perfect for any special occasion. It’s layered with cookies and pudding, making it a downright heavenly show-stopper!
Notes
- For store-bought whipped: I recommend Cool Whip rather than canned whipped cream. Canned whipped cream tends to deflate too quickly, whereas Cool Whip has the right consistency to replace fresh whipped cream.
- You can store this banana pudding and whipped cream in the fridge for up to 3 days. This dessert is great because it can be stored all together, or leftovers can be popped into an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 348mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1271IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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