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Banana Pudding

by Emily

As I’ve mentioned time and time again, I’m a chocolate person and rarely do I even give a second thought to any sort of dessert in which it’s lacking. Lately though, I’ve noticed a shift. I picked gummy bears instead of my usual Junior Mints at the movie theater last week. I decided that caramels with sea salt would be better left undipped in a chocolate sauce. And now here I am incorporating fruit into a dessert.

I manage to stop by Magnolia’s every time I’m in New York. It’s not necessarily because they have the best cupcakes, but with the little lace window coverings and sweet smells wafting out into the street, it feels like you’re in your grandma’s kitchen. Though I had never tried the banana pudding, the reviews were always exuberantly positive and yesterday was just hot enough that I craved something cold and creamy. If you’re willing to wait several hours for the pudding to set, that was the most challenging part. Though the recipe (here) is adamant about not substituting anything for Nilla wafers, I took the liberty in substituting the mini versions I spotted at the store.

124 comments

1 skygurl { 04.20.10 at 1:04 am }

How good does that look!!!!!!!

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2 Gabby / Gypsy*Diaries { 04.20.10 at 1:04 am }

Ahhhh… don’t even know what to say… you should hear the sound my tummy is making right now. :)
XXX

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3 Katie { 04.20.10 at 1:14 am }

Looks delicious :)

4 ♥Lola { 04.20.10 at 1:15 am }

That looks really yummy!

5 TheIconicBlog.com { 04.20.10 at 1:16 am }

Wow. I will need to make this immediately! Thanks!x

6 Marie { 04.20.10 at 1:28 am }

That looks so yummy right now.. You make me want to go in the kit hen and make desert all day!! LOL

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7 Sara Bentley { 04.20.10 at 1:28 am }

Emily, this looks so good!!
If you’re in teh mood for deserts with fruit check out a recipe I posted in my blog last week — with strawberries!!

http://sarabbentley.blogspot.com/2010/04/strawberry-fool_15.html

8 Sophie { 04.20.10 at 1:28 am }

That looks so delicious! I know what I’m having for dessert tonight!

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9 Jane { 04.20.10 at 1:30 am }

Oh gosh, Nila wafers brings back old memories. :) comforting.
You should try re-creating Fluffernutter smoothies. And if you haven’t had them before, you MUST. :) Love it. So unhealthy, but the best things are, right? :)

-Jane @ http://brunchatthebeach.blogspot.com

10 duckalicious { 04.20.10 at 1:34 am }

oh yum, I’m drooling all over my keyboard!

11 girlontheave { 04.20.10 at 2:20 am }

u have the most delectable, droolworthy food shots! mmm this dessert may just be the cure-all to a bad day.

12 Karoline { 04.20.10 at 2:22 am }

Looks delicious!

13 Chloe { 04.20.10 at 2:27 am }

Banana pudding is one of my faves- I have a southern co-worker that makes the genuine banana pudding and it is divine! Waiting for it to ‘set’ is always the hardest part of a recipe- I always find myself taking tiny little swoops off of it with a spoon, anyway. I mean, I’d hate for a recipe to set-up and then taste awful. Right? Right. ;)

Thanks for sharing the recipe- it’s been bookmarked!

14 Beauty H2T { 04.20.10 at 2:31 am }

is it wront to want this at half ten in the morning?!

Having a giveaway over on my page guys come win some goodies :)

Bx

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15 Monika { 04.20.10 at 2:35 am }

Well, last times I also started to like banana desserts – which is strange, because normally I don’t like bananas. So this looks for me delicious.

16 Emily { 04.20.10 at 2:39 am }

Never had banana pudding before but your pictures have prompted me to try make it at home :D

17 Emelie { 04.20.10 at 2:59 am }

Oh that looks delicious! If i made that for my boyfriend he would love me forever and ever and ever (he´s a sucker for banana) ;)

18 katie { 04.20.10 at 3:36 am }

this looks nothing like i expected.. any very indulgent! xx katie

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19 katie { 04.20.10 at 3:38 am }

nothing like i expected but such an indulgence! x
katie -http://fashionclocked.blogspot.com

20 Devs { 04.20.10 at 3:43 am }

Looks delish! I might try this out!

21 Erica { 04.20.10 at 3:47 am }

A comforting classic! Great presentation!
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22 Karina e Kátia { 04.20.10 at 4:01 am }

Looks delish!! We love it…kisses

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23 abbiebabble { 04.20.10 at 4:02 am }

Now I want banana pudding! I had if for the first time at Magnolia this fall, and then I found the recipe. It’s so delicious, and so easy. I love it.

24 Meghan { 04.20.10 at 4:30 am }

OH WOW! Banana is one of my favorite flavors. I have never had anything as extravagant as this tho! Looks amazing Emily! Taste change is GOOOOOOD!

25 Farah { 04.20.10 at 4:32 am }

that looks delicious!!! Check out my Rasberry Cherry home made candy!

D e g a i n e

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26 Ashley { 04.20.10 at 4:36 am }

our food always looks so gourmet and beautiful! I love banana pudding, and you really can’t sub the nilla wafers. Thats what makes them so good!

27 Lise Jørgensen { 04.20.10 at 4:44 am }

How do you stay so fit and still eat all those desserts???
it looks good though :)

28 Jammer { 04.20.10 at 5:20 am }

Cooking show, lady! Go for it!

29 paula { 04.20.10 at 5:27 am }

oh yum!

30 Wei Wei { 04.20.10 at 5:30 am }

should try this soon.. maybe with a lil choc sauce or shaving =D

31 Associate Girl { 04.20.10 at 5:31 am }

I’ve been the same way; typically, I pick the chocolate. Lately, however, I’ve picked sugar in other forms. I made an avocado pie last weekend and picked up gummy bears yesterday.

32 C. { 04.20.10 at 5:36 am }

Looks tasty! I loved Nilla wafers as a kid.

33 Francesca { 04.20.10 at 5:45 am }

that looks fabulous. im not a vanilla wafers kind of girl but it looks so pretty i might have to try it out

xoxo,
F

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34 chelsea gwynne { 04.20.10 at 5:46 am }

Looks great! Have you ever seen Gordon Ramsay’s parfaits? Fantastic recipes.

35 City Mitten { 04.20.10 at 5:48 am }

WOWWWW. This may be my favorite.

36 Lindsey { 04.20.10 at 5:50 am }

this looks so good! wishing i could have some right now for breakfast!

xo Lindsey

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37 The Boob Nazi { 04.20.10 at 5:52 am }

yuuuum

38 ks { 04.20.10 at 5:53 am }

YUM! love anything that can be eaten as breakfast or dessert! :)

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39 LH { 04.20.10 at 6:03 am }

yum ;) you makemedrool:9

40 erica marie { 04.20.10 at 6:12 am }

that looks delicious…banana pudding is a favorite around my house. doing a blog giveaway…come check it out.

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41 Amy C. { 04.20.10 at 6:16 am }

This recipe is from Texas, and so am I! When I grew up, banana pudding was one of my favorite desserts, but my recipe is much simpler (and by chance, lower in fat). Instead of condensed milk, etc, you just make the pudding with 2% milk and assemble the dessert. It’s super fast and so delicious.

42 allison @ livingoneday { 04.20.10 at 6:17 am }

can you use instant pudding?? then the wait is only 5 minutes! =) looks delish.

43 Jenna { 04.20.10 at 6:17 am }

Mmm! Banana pudding is one of my all-time favorite treats. You must try it at sugar Sweet sunshine on the Lower East Side – it’s hands down the best in NYC!

44 The Lil Bee { 04.20.10 at 6:27 am }

I can see why you opted for the real deal with this pudding yesterday. It looks delicious! When I was pregnant, I craved Nilla Wafers like nobody’s business…and I hadn’t eaten one in a good 20 years!

45 Katie { 04.20.10 at 6:46 am }

I feel the same way about chocolate, a dessert is nothing without it, but this just looks sooooooo good!
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46 Nina { 04.20.10 at 6:51 am }

I love anything banana, I have to try this!! Lovely blog, Im a new follower :)

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47 Cara { 04.20.10 at 6:51 am }

oh wow YUMMMM. mmm i want to make this so terribly now. OH YUMMM. thanks for sharing; now we’re all craving it! heheh.

i’m hosting my first giveaway ever over at my blog! be sure to check it out!

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48 southern hostess { 04.20.10 at 6:52 am }

Banana pudding is quite possibly the best thing ever. And yes, Magnolia’s version is as good as you would imagine.

49 Fashion Snag { 04.20.10 at 6:58 am }

Great recipe! Sounds delicious.

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50 sylvie of silver lining { 04.20.10 at 7:00 am }

how sweet :) since i had my first magnolia experience years ago, this heavenly dessert has been my favorite treat to make for any and every occasion. next time, try a little more vanilla & a dash of cinnamon & nutmeg – it’ll change your life ;)

xo,
sylvie of silver lining

51 Harriet Magpie { 04.20.10 at 7:02 am }

Good for you for doing it yourself! I am a huge banana pudding fan too, but I always go out for it! Though I have to say, as a NYC native, the best banana pudding is found at Buttercup Bake Shop (though Magnolia and Sugar Sweet are close contenders, the original is at Buttercup, and nothing ever beats the original!).

Check out our pictures of Buttercup’s banana pudding, as well as a detailed review of the desserts, at

http://www.harrietmagpie.com

52 Roxy { 04.20.10 at 7:30 am }

I’m not even a sweets person, but I’ve gone nuts lately for all things sugary! Lately banana pudding, cherry cobbler, lemon bars, and a delicious peach and strawberry cobbler that I made a la Giada!

53 Candice { 04.20.10 at 7:34 am }

I hate their cupcakes (too dry and I hate buttercream icing) but I loooooove their banana pudding. It’s amazing.

54 Christina { 04.20.10 at 7:39 am }

Yummmy……
xxx
CEO

55 Snapshot Fashion { 04.20.10 at 7:42 am }

yum yum yum!

56 Valerie { 04.20.10 at 7:50 am }

I have this cookbook and have loved every recipe I’ve made from it! I’ve never tried the banana pudding, but I’ll definitely have to give it a whirl. I’m sure you heard that Magnolia bakery is coming to LA! I think it’s opening in May. So exciting!

57 christina { 04.20.10 at 8:06 am }

maybe you’re pregnant? no, seriously, it looks divine

58 tash { 04.20.10 at 8:28 am }

Oh yes! If you haven’t already, you need to check out “The Oaks Gourmet” in LA on Franklin and Bronson in the Beachwood Canyon area. Great rustic pizza’s, wine, cheese and a banana pudding that will knock your socks off! When making my own though, for something a little extra I like to spread Nutella on the bottom of my Nilla wafers. Oh yes it happens and it might just change your life!

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59 Annabel { 04.20.10 at 8:45 am }

i was JUST thinking of making that. it looks amazing! i could eat an entire box of nilla wafers on its own :D

60 The French { 04.20.10 at 8:48 am }

I’ve never met a ‘nana’ or a ‘nilla’ I didn’t like:)

61 Bre { 04.20.10 at 8:48 am }

Looks tasty! This reminds me of the more grown-up version of something my mom used to make as a kid. She would lay out bananas and wafers in a pan and pour the pudding on top of it. :)

Bre @ http://theredbungalow.blogspot.com

62 Amanda { 04.20.10 at 8:50 am }

You would have had me if it weren’t bananas. I love them solo but in a dessert just seems wrong. I love those teeny little cookies though. Why does a dessert being smaller make me want to eat it more??!

63 Karina { 04.20.10 at 8:52 am }

That looks so tasty!!! I can’t wait to try it out this summer!!!:)

64 Nicole { 04.20.10 at 9:03 am }

Im not really a sweets person, but this looks delicious!!!

65 Hello Pretty { 04.20.10 at 9:18 am }

Yummy! I’ve been kind of obsessed with banana’s lately. Mainly freezing them and eating them w/ whip. This looks super delicious, I’m not that skilled in the kitchen, but I may try it out. xoxo

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66 SWEATshirtDRESSshirt { 04.20.10 at 9:19 am }

emily, you always make the most delicious looking desserts! at first, i thought the two wafers you put at the top were orange cherries. thanks for sharing this recipe! it is definitely something i’m planning on trying over the summer.

xoxo
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67 Nikki { 04.20.10 at 9:27 am }

Woah this is no joke. My fav bakery in nyc Billy’s bakery makes banana cupcakes that are to.die.for.

68 bargain bex { 04.20.10 at 9:32 am }

mmm … i love me some bananas … delicious! :)

69 Carol { 04.20.10 at 9:32 am }

Oh my good Emily…I want this desert nooow!!!!! Looks great!!!

Please stop to put this kind of food here, I’m dieting and your posts only makes me jump out of my ligh menu!!! lol

70 Heather @ The Wisch List { 04.20.10 at 9:33 am }

Stop it! That looks so delicious! I

71 Keri { 04.20.10 at 9:43 am }

Let’s face it, there’s little that can replace nilla waffers. Xx

72 Kate { 04.20.10 at 9:46 am }

this simple southern dessert is one of my very favorites…although you definitely try the cooked kind because its so much better than instant!

73 Karrie { 04.20.10 at 9:47 am }

I love banana pudding.
My aunt used to make the recipe on the back of the nilla wafer box.

74 Kristin { 04.20.10 at 9:51 am }

Yum! The banana pudding is a perfect treat for a warm Spring day. Refreshing and tasty. Thanks!

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75 Josie { 04.20.10 at 9:58 am }

This not only looks positively delicious, it is completely gorgeous! I can’t wait to try it out.
xxoo Josie
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76 Anna Jane { 04.20.10 at 10:00 am }

That’s more like banana cream pie in a glass! Looks delicious.

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77 Jaime { 04.20.10 at 10:17 am }

Yummo! I love banana in a dessert.

78 Rachel (heart of light) { 04.20.10 at 10:26 am }

I would seriously never have expected banana pudding from you! I love it.

79 Luczis { 04.20.10 at 10:32 am }

mmm this looks yummi!!

80 Whitney { 04.20.10 at 10:47 am }

I make this all the time and it is so good! When I saw your tweet last night about waiting for it to set I thought about this recipe. Little did I know it would be the one you made!

81 Clare { 04.20.10 at 11:19 am }

This looks SO yummy. I’m suddenly very hungry.

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82 Melissa { 04.20.10 at 11:36 am }

I love Magnolia’s banana cream pudding. Their reason for using Nilla wafers, I suspect, is so that the cookies absorb the pudding & soften, turning cake-like. It’s fantastic and utterly decadent. For a long time, I believed it cake was mixed in the pudding. Then I found the recipe and the secret ingredient. Enjoy your yummy treat!

83 Lindsay { 04.20.10 at 11:57 am }

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!? This looks to die for!!! What a great job posting these pics you did! :) YUM!!! I am so trying this when I get home to Nashville! xx

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84 Suzanne { 04.20.10 at 12:01 pm }

Oh my goodness, I must make that tonight. And mini Nilla Wafers??? I didn’t even know those existed! What will they think of next?? :)

85 Maddy { 04.20.10 at 12:01 pm }

Oh my!! You make the most fabulous things! Can I move in ?? I’ll share a bed with Luna :)

86 Jennifer { 04.20.10 at 12:06 pm }

This looks so good. My mouth is watering just thinking about it! Thank you for sharing this. I am going to make this in the summer months. It will be perfect.

87 Jenna { 04.20.10 at 1:16 pm }

I am sick and nothing sounds appealing…except for this. That is a sure sign of good eats! Thanks for sharing!

88 eve lynn kessner { 04.20.10 at 1:22 pm }

omg, this recipe is amazing. my good friend lallie used to make it for me whenever i really “needed” it! now i’m vegan and haven’t tried a vegan version, but i certainly should, and soon as now i’m obviously craving it;)

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89 Jessica { 04.20.10 at 1:25 pm }

You, yum, yum. Lately I’ve been craving banana splits like nobody’s business. ;)

90 Chris { 04.20.10 at 1:45 pm }

I love banana pudding. My Grandma always made it with wafers too. So good.

91 melissa { 04.20.10 at 1:48 pm }

I have to try this! Looks AMAZING!

92 Tiffany { 04.20.10 at 1:54 pm }

Banana Pudding is a very popular dessert in the black community. I’m glad you discovered this very tasty treat :) And if you haven’t already, you should try peach cobbler!

93 denise { 04.20.10 at 2:07 pm }

me drolling, this is the perfect combination for me :p

94 Lexie { 04.20.10 at 2:28 pm }

i haven’t read through your comments, so you may have gotten this already, but you have GOT to try the paula deen recipe for banana pudding! she uses pepperidge farm chessmen cookies and it is SO GOOD!

95 TheCupcakeStand { 04.20.10 at 2:58 pm }

this looks soooo yummy! your post inspired me to have dessert for dinner. went to my local bakery and had cheesecake with blackberries on top. yum!

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96 Abby LaDuke { 04.20.10 at 3:56 pm }

YUM!!!! I’m such a chocolate girl too but this looks fab:)

97 Chessa! { 04.20.10 at 4:38 pm }

mmmmm!! I’m a chocolate lover too and I usually don’t love bananas but since I’ve been pregnant I’ve been eating a lot of them. they are so good for you (and for my charly horse leg cramps that I’ve been getting!!) :)

98 Kelly { 04.20.10 at 5:01 pm }

Banana!!! yum! Being in the south this desert is king!! love it!!
thanks for sharing!!
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99 Jaclyn { 04.20.10 at 5:05 pm }

Mm that looks yummy. I, too, am more of a chocolate person but have been finding more and more non-chocolate desserts that I love. Looking forward to trying this!

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100 Nicole Marie { 04.20.10 at 5:06 pm }

i think mini anything makes everything better!

101 Erika Peterson { 04.20.10 at 5:20 pm }

I love banana flavored desserts! I’ve been wanting to try this Frothy Coca-Cola and Banana Cake, but haven’t had the chance…

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102 Keira { 04.20.10 at 5:43 pm }

I’m a southern girl, so banana pudding is like a food group. As much as I’m addicted to chocolate in all its delicious forms, I’d pick banana pudding every time. Yum!!

103 KateSouth { 04.20.10 at 6:06 pm }

I am all about creamy desserts, so this looks like heaven to me!

104 Carly { 04.20.10 at 6:07 pm }

My mouth is watering looking at this; something about nilla wafers makes me very nostalgic for my Texas youth…

XO
Carly

All this is Grace and Charm
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105 Linda { 04.20.10 at 7:27 pm }

mmm, looks yummy

106 emily { 04.20.10 at 10:44 pm }

When I was 15 we went on a family trip to San Diego so I could go to surf camp for a week. While there I had banana pudding for the first and only time in my life. It was amazing and I still fantasize about that amazing pudding. I can’t remember when it was that we had it but one day I would love to track it down.

107 Chasing Beauty { 04.21.10 at 12:17 am }

OMG…this looks amazing!!! The only thing I might add is Nutella. Everything’s better with nutella! :)

Bren @ http://www.chasingbeautyblog.blogspot.com

108 Lauren Estep { 04.21.10 at 6:58 am }

This looks amazing–I will have to try it out. I love your food posts, you always find great recipes. I made the strawberry butter featured in your “popovers with strawberry butter” post ( http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/popovers-with-strawberry-butter/ ) and ate it on my toast this morning. DELICIOUS :)

109 seesaw { 04.21.10 at 10:34 am }

I am a total sucker for banana pudding..so yum!

110 Beth { 04.21.10 at 3:57 pm }

Usually I am a salty person, but for the last week or so I have been craving sweets and this looks so delectable!! I think I would have a hard time waiting to eat it too!

111 ingrid { 04.22.10 at 8:34 am }

yumy!! love your blog :)

112 Lenka James { 04.22.10 at 6:47 pm }

it looks delicious ^^

113 Claire { 04.26.10 at 5:52 pm }

Your photography is simply beautiful–it always makes me hungry! I love banana pudding-yum!

114 Becca Julia { 04.26.10 at 10:21 pm }

I love homemade banana pudding! So delish!

115 ólöf { 04.28.10 at 4:51 pm }

oh YUM YUM..can’t wait to try and make some..look delicious..om nom nom..I’m a chocolate person myself..but oh yes..nice thing to eat as a desert this summer perhaps

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118 MarkSpizer { 05.03.10 at 2:56 am }

great post as usual!

119 Steph { 05.07.10 at 9:40 am }

This is my boyfriend’s favorite dessert. It was his birthday on Sunday and I made this recipe for him. He adored it. Thanks so much!!

120 Anna { 05.15.10 at 12:14 pm }

Ohhh this looks so good!!! I am drooling.

121 Tas { 09.27.10 at 5:06 pm }

How you manage to look so good and skinny honey??
You have to make a post about this!!
Kisses..
i love your blog!

122 Dessert Darling { 09.27.10 at 5:10 pm }

Hi! I just discovered your blog and am IN. LOVE. I critique and review desserts at my site, http://www.DessertDarling.com, to help people find the best desserts! I awarded Magnolia a Golden Cherry for their Banana Pudding ;) http://tiny.cc/ry9yq

I hope you BF starts feeling better soon!!

123 Milana { 09.27.10 at 5:47 pm }

You are a genius! This is so great. Somebody should give you a book contract! I’d buy it :)

Xx Milana from http://fashionstyleadvice.com

124 Jenn { 10.17.11 at 11:06 am }

ever since trying the banana pudding at magnolia bakery (for the first time ever) I wanted to try making it at home. This looks great and I love the sundae cup you used :)

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