# Banana Pudding (Homemade vs. Box Mix)

This video presents a battle between homemade banana pudding and a banana pudding made from a box mix, providing recipes for both.

- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3.5 cups whole milk
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean gel
- 1 block whipped cream cheese
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 dash nutmeg
- 2 boxes instant french vanilla pudding
- 0.5 box instant banana cream pudding
- 0.5 container Cool Whip
- 3 bananas
- 1 pack Nilla wafers
- 3 packs Chessmen butter cookies

## Instructions

1. Pour whole milk into a pitcher.
2. Add corn starch to the milk.
3. Add egg yolks to the mixture.
4. Add granulated sugar to the mixture.
5. Whisk all ingredients together until well incorporated.
6. Pour the milk mixture into a pan on medium-low heat.
7. Add vanilla bean gel to the mixture in the pan.
8. Stir continuously until the pudding thickens to your desired consistency.
9. Pour the cooked pudding into a wide bowl to cool down faster.
10. In a separate bowl, add whipped cream cheese.
11. Pour a whole can of sweetened condensed milk into the bowl.
12. Add cinnamon powder to the mixture.
13. Add a dash of nutmeg to the mixture.
14. Add vanilla bean gel to the mixture.
15. Mix all ingredients together until well incorporated and thick.
16. In a separate bowl, add two boxes of instant french vanilla pudding and half a box of instant banana cream pudding.
17. Pour cold whole milk into the pudding powders.
18. Mix and let it sit for about 3-4 minutes to thicken.
19. Add about half a container of Cool Whip to the pudding mixture.
20. Gently fold in the Cool Whip to achieve a nice and airy consistency.
21. Slice bananas for the homemade banana pudding.
22. Layer sliced bananas at the bottom of the serving dish for the homemade pudding.
23. Pipe Cool Whip or homemade whipped cream over the bananas.
24. Place Nilla wafers on top of the Cool Whip layer.
25. Add the prepared homemade pudding mixture over the Nilla wafers.
26. Add the box mix pudding to the serving dish.
27. Arrange Chessmen cookies around the edge and in the pudding.
28. Pour crushed Chessmen cookies over the box mix pudding.

## Equipment

- measuring cup
- pitcher
- whisk
- pan
- spatula
- wide bowl
- glass bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- piping bag
- serving dishes

## Tips

- For homemade banana pudding, let the pudding cool down in a wide bowl for faster cooling.
- For homemade banana pudding, the thickness of the pudding is based on personal preference; it will get thicker as it cools.
- For the box mix banana pudding, the banana cream pudding mix provides banana flavor without needing actual bananas, preventing mushy bananas.
- For the box mix banana pudding, gently fold in the Cool Whip to make it airy and fluffy, and to calm down the sweetness.
- Chessmen cookies are a key ingredient in the box mix banana pudding.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzKOUTqxJbZ/?igsh=enM5YWNoNTNwczVw
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6da1743a-65db-496f-aaed-3af77e9e1281
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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