Grandma Lolly's Banana Pudding

This afternoon my husband, Baby Cakes in case you didn't know, informed me that he committed me to making a desert for a work luncheon he is attending… Tomorrow! Now I know I made it seem as if this bothered me but in all honesty, as anyone who loves to cook knows, I was actually excited. I love making food for people and making food for guys is so much easier. So knowing I would have to run to the grocery store on my way home this evening I put quite a bit of thought into what to make that would travel well and pare with fried catfish. I was clueless. Then I thought about when I used to waitress at a local café during lunch and remembered that the biggest dessert seller with all the men eating during lunch was banana pudding. Here’s goes nothing.

Growing up, and even now, I cannot recall a single Jones family get together that does not have a huge bowl of this dessert adorning the buffet. Now I don’t know if this is my Grandmas original recipe or if everyone’s Grandma makes it this way but for me this is her recipe. I’ve had it a million different ways and this is my all-time favorite.


Grandma Lolly’s Banana Pudding
recipe from Grandma herself

2 small boxes instant banana pudding
3 cups cold water
2 14 ounce cans sweetened condensed milk
1 large tub whipped topping
2 boxes nilla wafer cookies
6-8 bananas, sliced
1 regular tub whipped topping

In a large bowl whisk together the instant pudding, water, condensed milk and whipped topping until well combined. Set aside.

Place a single layer of cookies into the bottom of serving dish; you’ll need a large dish or two dishes as this makes a large quantity.

Top the cookies with a single layer of the bananas, about 1-2 sliced bananas.

Spread about half of the pudding mixture over the bananas and spread evenly.

Repeat with another cookie, banana and pudding layer. (You’ll have 2 layers of each at this point.)

Spread another layer of sliced banana and a single layer of cookies over the top.

At this point you can either top with more whipped cream or opt out and that’s it.


You know I opted for more whipped cream.


I want to ad that the blue bowl of pudding is not the total amount that it made. In fact it made this bowl, for Baby Cakes and I, and a large salad bowl full for Baby Cakes to take with him tomorrow. It makes alot.

I honestly beleive that this is as good as if not better than Paula Deen's Not Yo Momma's Banana Pudding. Make it and judge for yourself.

I hope you like it. I hope the guys tomorrow like it. We'll see when Baby Cakes brings the bowl home tomorrow evening.

XOXO,