15 April 2010

Recipe: Healthier Banana Pudding

     Ok, so I do love me some yum Banana Pudding, and I don't like the guilt that comes with it! So, I have altered my recipe and made modifications so that I can enjoy it again! When eating healthy, its totally cool to have "cheat" meals on occasion. Its important to set goals, achieve, and reward. If you so choose a food item, choose this Banana Pudding!!

Ingredients:
• 13 oz. Trader Joe's Ultimate Vanilla Wafers
• 6-8 Bananas, Sliced
• 2 cups 1% Milk
• 1-5 0z. Instant Vanilla Pudding
• 1-8 oz. pkg. Neufchatel, softened
• 10 oz. can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
• 12 0z. fresh whip cream

Method of Preparation:

Fresh whip cream: I prefer my kitchen-aid mixer with the whisk and let it go for a few minutes on medium to high speed. Add 3 tbsp. of powdered sugar. Whip to a stiff peak. Cool whip and Reddi-whip have too much added junk. So whip it! Whip it good!

1. Break the crackers into the bowl or dish while cream is whipping. Also, measure out milk, unwrap cream cheese, open condensed milk can, and start slicing the bananas into the bowl.
2.  Take out the whip cream, add to bowl with bananas and cookies. Put cream cheese and let that whip on medium.
3. While that is going, in a medium bowl, pour in the milk and add instant pudding. Whisk until thickened.
4. Once cream cheese is whipped, add condensed milk. Then add instant pudding mixture on low to medium. Cut the rest of the bananas while this is mixing. Fold in whip and add crackers and bananas.
5. Put into the bowl/dish and chill to serve! Enjoy!

This is the way to go if you're doing Banana Pudding! Mmmmmm! Happy Eating!

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