Banana Berry Pudding

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Four glass jars filled with layers of banana pudding, whipped cream, and berry sauce on a decorative round tray.


Banana Berry Pudding is one of my all-time favorite desserts. That first bite always gets me – creamy sweet pudding, softened vanilla wafers, and perfectly ripened sliced bananas. I think it really is the.perfect.bite. Whoever thought to combine these ingredients is a foodie genius!



A glass jar filled with berry banana pudding, featuring layers of whipped cream and berry sauce, served on a decorative plate with a spoonful of the dessert beside it.


A recent trip to NYC and a tasting of several famous local bakeries, particularly Magnolia Bakery, left me inspired to take my favorite banana pudding recipe to the next level. And be sure to save this recipe because this Banana Berry Pudding is sure to be the star of your Summer backyard festivities!

Magnolia is famous for many confections – but their banana pudding has a huge following. Magnolia Bakery’s traditional banana pudding (VERY similar to my momma’s banana pudding) and chocolate banana pudding are menu staples but if you manage to visit the bakery at the right time of year, you may get a seasonal twist on their traditional banana pudding.

It was their seasonal chocolate raspberry banana pudding that influenced this recipe I’ve created for Sinkology. It’s so simple to make – I had it mixed and assembled in twenty minutes. But honestly, even if it took two hours, this dessert is so extraordinary that I’d say it’s worth every minute.



A glass bowl filled with a mixture of frozen berries, including raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries, placed on a round wooden tray.


A collection of ingredients for making a dessert, arranged on a wooden tray.


A blue mixing bowl with batter and a whisk, surrounded by ingredients for a dessert and a bowl of custard on a wooden tray.
A blue mixing bowl with creamy mixture and a whisk, surrounded by ingredients including bananas and a glass bowl of frozen mixed berries.
A blue mixing bowl filled with creamy, whipped dessert mixture being stirred with a spoon, with bananas and a glass bowl of frozen mixed berries nearby.


Key Steps for an Amazing Banana Berry Pudding



There are two key steps that put this pudding over the top:

  • Freshly whipped sweetened heavy cream
  • Homemade berry jam filling

The sweetened whipped cream uses three ingredients and takes less than two minutes to prepare (and tastes WAY better than store-bought whipped topping).

The berry jam filling is also surprisingly easy and takes my tastebuds to memories of home. My mom can whip up a homemade berry cobbler in a blink, and during the summer, berry cobbler was her go-to dessert. It’s really the star of this banana pudding.



Six small glass jars with vanilla wafers at the bottom, arranged on a round tray with two bananas on the side.
A jar being filled with berry sauce, surrounded by other jars containing layers of vanilla wafers and cream mixture on a round tray.
A tray with six glass jars of desserts.


Whether you’re making individual cups of pudding or a large bowl, this dessert comes together so quickly! After layering the berry jam, pudding, cookie wafers, and bananas, refrigerate for 1 hour to overnight (if you can wait that long).

Berry jam was made for banana pudding. Or should I say banana pudding is made for berry jam? Either way, they’re a perfect match and work together to create one of my all-time favorite desserts!



Glass jars filled with berry banana pudding, featuring layers of whipped cream and berry sauce, served on decorative plates with vintage spoons, and a spoonful of the dessert beside one jar.


Banana Berry Pudding

Serves 12

Prep Time:

10 min

Cook Time:

20 min

Ingredients

  1. 1 3.9 oz box white chocolate vanilla bean instant pudding (I used the Godiva brand)*
  2. 1 cup milk (I used whole milk)
  3. 1 cup sour cream
  4. 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  5. 8 oz sweetened whipped cream (or whipped topping)**
  6. 3 medium bananas, sliced
  7. 1 11 oz box vanilla wafers

Berry Jam Filling

  1. 3 cups frozen mixed berries (not sweetened)
  2. ½ cup powdered sugar
  3. 2 tbsp butter
  4. Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Prepare the pudding mixture: In a large mixing bowl, combine pudding mix*, milk, sour cream, and sweetened condensed milk. Stir until all ingredients are thoroughly incorporated. Gently fold whipped cream into the pudding mixture (to make your own homemade sweetened whipping cream follow the instructions below**).
  2. Cover and refrigerate.
  3. Make the berry jam filling: Prepare the berry jam filling by combining frozen berries, powdered sugar, butter, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high flame. Cover the berries, stirring occasionally and re-covering for 5 minutes. Remove from the flame and allow the berry jam filling to cool to room temperature.
  4. Assemble the pudding: Once the berry jam filling has cooled to room temperature, it’s time to assemble the berry banana pudding. Whether making individual servings in small jars or making one large bowl, start by placing the vanilla wafers on the bottom. Top with pudding, then berry jam filling, and more cookies. Repeat until the bowl/jar is full or you’ve used all of the pudding components.
  5. Final touch: Top with a dollop of pudding or sweetened whipped cream and a sprinkle of vanilla wafer crumbs.
  6. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour up to overnight before serving.
  7. Serves 12.

Notes

*If you can’t find the white chocolate vanilla bean instant pudding, vanilla or white chocolate will substitute nicely.

**To prepare homemade sweetened whipped cream, combine the following in a medium mixing bowl:

  1. 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  2. 2 tbsp powdered sugar
  3. Pinch of salt
  4. Using a hand-mixer, whip on high speed until medium/soft peaks form. Chill until time to combine with the pudding mixture.

By Emily Schuermann

Adapted from Mom’s BEST Banana Pudding



Glass jar filled with layers of creamy pudding, fresh banana slices, and vibrant berry compote. Text on image reads "Berry Banana Pudding" with "www.sinkology.com" at the bottom.

 

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