Here’s a festive Christmas Strawberry Banana Pudding recipe 🍓🍌🎄 — creamy, fruity, and perfect for holiday gatherings.
Christmas Strawberry Banana Pudding
Ingredients
Pudding Base
- 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Fruit & Layers
- 2–3 bananas, sliced
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 box (12 oz) vanilla wafers or shortbread cookies
- 1 cup whipped cream (store-bought or homemade)
- Optional: red and green sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Prepare pudding
- In a medium bowl, whisk instant pudding, cold milk, and vanilla until thickened (2 minutes).
- Layer the dessert
- In a trifle dish or glass bowl, place a layer of cookies at the bottom.
- Add a layer of sliced bananas and strawberries.
- Spread a layer of pudding on top.
- Repeat layers until ingredients are used, finishing with pudding on top.
- Top with whipped cream
- Spread or pipe whipped cream over the top layer.
- Decorate with sliced strawberries, banana slices, and festive sprinkles.
- Chill
- Refrigerate at least 2–3 hours, or overnight for best flavor and texture.
Tips & Variations
- Extra creamy: Fold a little cream cheese into the pudding
- Crunchy twist: Add crushed pecans or almond slices between layers
- Alcohol option: Add a tablespoon of rum or strawberry liqueur to the pudding for adults
- Mini versions: Use individual glasses for single servings
If you want, I can also make a red-and-green layered version that’s super showy for Christmas, almost like a tricolor parfait 😄.
Do you want me to do that?
