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Strawberry banana pudding in clear trifle bowl showing beautiful layers of vanilla wafers, cream, fresh fruit and whipped cream. No bake summer dessert.

Strawberry Banana Pudding

Beautiful no bake layered dessert featuring creamy vanilla pudding with fresh strawberries, ripe bananas and vanilla wafers. This strawberry banana pudding delivers stunning presentation in 15 minutes plus chilling perfect for summer parties and potlucks.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Chilling Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 385
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Pudding Base
  • 2 boxes Instant vanilla pudding mix 3.4 oz each
  • 3 cups Cold milk Whole milk works best
  • 1 can Sweetened condensed milk 14 oz
  • 8 oz Cream cheese Softened
  • 12 oz Cool Whip Or whipped cream
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
For the Layers
  • 1 box Vanilla wafers 11 oz box
  • 2 lbs Fresh strawberries Sliced
  • 4 medium Ripe bananas Sliced
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon juice Prevents browning
For Topping
  • 1 cup Whipped cream For decorating
  • ¼ cup Crushed vanilla wafers For garnish
  • ¼ cup Strawberry glaze or jam Optional drizzle

Equipment

  • 1 Clear glass trifle bowl or 9x13 dish For showcasing layers
  • 1 Large mixing bowl For pudding mixture
  • 1 Wire whisk or electric mixer For smooth pudding
  • 1 Offset spatula or large spoon For spreading layers
  • 1 Sharp knife For slicing fruit
  • 1 Cutting board For fruit prep
  • 1 Measuring cups and spoons Accurate measurements

Method
 

  1. Whisk vanilla pudding mix with cold milk for 2 minutes until thickened, add condensed milk and cream cheese, beat smooth
  2. Fold in Cool Whip gently until fluffy and consistent, add vanilla extract
  3. Refrigerate pudding while prepping fruit so it thickens properly
  4. Wash, hull and slice strawberries into quarters, pat dry with paper towels
  5. Peel and slice bananas into quarter inch rounds, toss with lemon juice
  6. Cover bottom of trifle bowl with vanilla wafers in single layer
  7. Spread quarter of pudding mixture over wafers smoothly
  8. Arrange banana slices over pudding, add layer of sliced strawberries
  9. Continue layering wafers, pudding, bananas and strawberries until ingredients used, ending with pudding
  10. Decorate top with whipped cream, whole fruit and crushed wafers, refrigerate 4 hours minimum before serving

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.