Banana Pudding

Prep Time

15 minutes

Chill Time

4 hours

Total Time

4 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

2 pkg Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies

6 medium bananas, sliced

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

1 box (5 oz) Instant Banana cream pudding mix ***

2 cups milk ***

12 oz Cool Whip, thawed

Instructions

1. Line the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish with one package of chessmen cookies. Top with sliced bananas.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add in pudding mix and milk. Beat for several minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
3. Fold in cool whip and spread over banana layer.
4. Top with remaining package of chessmen cookies. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.

Notes

French Vanilla or Vanilla Pudding Mix can be substituted for the Banana Cream flavor

I used 2% milk, but any variety would work.

Nilla Wafers and Butter Cookie can be substituted for the Chessmen Shortbread Cookies.

Recipe slightly adapted from Paula Deen's Not Yo Mamas Banana Pudding Recipe