Enjoy Today, Diet Tomorrow Banana Pudding

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 (6 ounce) packages vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 quart half-and-half cream, reserve 1/4 cup
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (12 ounce) container extra creamy cool whip
• 10 -12 ripe bananas, with freckles
• 1 (1 lb) box honey graham crackers (*not crumbs)
• 1 cup sour cream (if pudding is too thick) (optional)
• graham cracker crumbs, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 *numberof crackers depends on size of container used and number of layers you make.
• 2 i normally use two or three of the inner packages.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix pudding mix with the half and half, reserving 1/4 cup of the cream.
• 4 add the can of sweetened condensed milk and fold in 3/4 of the carton of cool whip.
• 5 put aside to let the pudding set.
• 6 using a large container with airtight lid (i use 6-qt. rubbermaid container), pour the reserved 1/4 cup half and half into the bottom then add a layer of whole graham crackers on top of the cream.
• 7 slice 4-5 bananas randomly onto the crackers; add layer of pudding mixture.
• 8 repeat all layers, beginning with crackers and ending with pudding with bananas between.
• 9 spread remainder of cool whip on top of last layer of pudding and top with light sprinkling of graham cracker crumbs.
• 10 cover and keep chilled until 1/2 hour before serving time.
• 11 the banana pudding is better if it is allowed to sit for a few hours in order to soften the crackers.
• 12 note: cooking time refers to chilling time.