Magnolia's Banana Pudding

• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

• 1 1/2 cups ice cold water

• 1 (3.4-ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix (preferably Jell-O brand)

• 3 cups heavy cream

• 1 (12-ounce) box Nabisco Nilla Wafers (no substitutions!)

• 4 cups sliced ripe bananas

1. In a small bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, beat together the sweetened condensed milk and water until well combined, about 1 minute. Add the pudding mix and beat well, about 2 minutes more. Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or overnight, before continuing. It is very important to allow the proper amount of time for the pudding mixture to set.

2. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the pudding mixture into the whipped cream until well blended and no streaks of pudding remain.

3. To assemble the dessert, select a large, wide bowl (preferably glass) with a 4-5-quart capacity. Arrange one-third of the wafers to cover the bottom of the bowl, overlapping if necessary, then one-third of the bananas and one-third of the pudding. Repeat the layering twice more, garnishing with additional wafers or wafer crumbs on the top layer of the pudding. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and allow to chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours - or up to 8 hours, but no longer! - before serving.

Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding

Not Yo Mama’s Banana Pudding by Paula Deen

Ingredients:

2 bags of Pepperidge Farms Chessman Cookies (Nilla Wafers, or any cookies of your liking)

3-5 Bananas, sliced

2 cups cold milk (I use Non-Fat)

1 box of French Vanilla pudding (I use fat free/sugar free)

1 Eight Oz. Package of Cream Cheese (I use lowfat…nonfat is disgusting in this recipe)

1 Fourteen Oz. Can of Condensed Milk (again I use Fat Free/Sugar Free)

1 Twelve Oz. Container of Frozen Whipped Topping (Fat Free/Sugar Free Cool Whip)

Line bottom of 12×9x2 glass dish with cookies, then bananas.

Combine milk and pudding and let sit for five minutes or so.

In a seperate bowl (or your Kitchenaid) whip together cream cheese and condensed milk until smooth. Fold in whipped cream with pudding, then mix all together with cream cheese mixture until smooth and creamy. Pour into dish over cookies/bananas, then layer top with additional cookies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.