Oh the memories! Mom would make up a huge bowl of this delight, and we could hardly wait for dessert. I’m pretty sure the original pudding was not instant in any way, so it took real effort and time to create. Mom could serve our most disliked food for dinner and we would clean our plates in anticipation of dessert. I thought it was so artistic, the little vanilla wafers and bananas lining the bowl, and the sprinkle of crushed cookies on top. I really did think that mom was the original creator of all things good and artistic coming from the kitchen. There was no T.V. at our house yet, and I hadn’t any experience with cookbooks and recipes at the time. I figured she just made it up as she went along. Maybe she did!
2 pkg. packages of Jell-O instant vanilla or banana flavor pudding & pie filling
Milk
32 vanilla wafers
2 bananas, sliced
Optional:
2 C thawed whipped topping or whipped cream.
I don’t care for the topping on my pudding, but many recipes today even call for it mixed into the pudding.
Make the vanilla pudding according to the directions. Let the pudding “soft set” which takes about 5-10 minutes before making your alternating layers of pudding, wafers and bananas.
Line the bottom of a large bowl with vanilla wafers.
Cut banana slices and place slices on the bottom of the bowl..
Spoon in a layer of pudding.
Push vanilla wafers down the sides of the bowl into the pudding.
Layer top with sliced bananas
Layer vanilla wafers
Make another layer of pudding
Add sliced bananas and a layer cookies across top .
Line sides of bowl again with wafers.
Add final layer of pudding
Line sides of bowl with wafers again.
Crush a few wafers and sprinkle over the top or layer on whipped topping and sprinkle with crushed wafers. You can stand a few cookies up by pushing them into the pudding a little. Enjoy!!