Banana Pudding Trifle

No ratings yet

Layers of vanilla pudding, Nilla wafers, pound cake, bananas, and homemade whipped cream.

Prep Time25

Cook Time15

Servings: servings

Calories: 801kcal

Place milk in a saucepan over medium heat.
In a bowl, whisk together the sugar and egg yolks until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Add the sugar/egg mixture, cornstarch, and salt to the milk and whisk well to combine.
Continue cooking until mixture is bubbling, whisking occasionally so the bottom doesn't burn.
Once bubbling, cook another 1-2 minutes until the mixture has thickened. Note: it will thicken up more as it cools.
Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract, mixing until the butter has melted.
Let cool 30-60 minutes.

Add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt to a large mixing bowl.
Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. You will know they are stiff peaks when you remove the beater from the whipped cream and the whipped cream forms a peak that stands up straight and does not curl.

In a medium to large trifle bowl, add 1 ½ cups of the vanilla pudding, spreading it evenly across the bottom of the bowl.
Layer with slices of one banana.
Top with half of the pound cake cubes, followed by 2 cups of whipped cream and enough Nilla wafers to evenly spread across whipped cream.
Repeat with remaining pudding, another banana, remaining pound cake cubes, and remaining whipped cream.
Sprinkle with crushed Nilla wafers and additional sliced bananas.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serve and enjoy!