Ingredients
2 boxes vanilla wafers
6 to 8 bananas, sliced
1 container fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
2 boxes instant vanilla pudding (3.4 oz each)
4 cups cold milk
1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (8-oz) block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 (8-oz) container Cool Whip, thawed (reserve some for topping)
Instructions
Make the creamy pudding mixture: In a large bowl, whisk together the instant vanilla pudding mixes and cold milk for about 2 minutes, until thick and smooth.
Beat the cream cheese: In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a hand mixer until completely smooth and lump-free.
Combine with condensed milk: Add the sweetened condensed milk to the cream cheese and beat until fully combined, silky, and creamy.
Fold into pudding: Gently fold the cream cheese mixture into the pudding until no streaks remain.
Add Cool Whip: Fold in about 3/4 of the Cool Whip, reserving the remaining Cool Whip for the topping. Mix gently to keep it light and fluffy.
Start the layers: In a large trifle dish, clear glass bowl, or 9×13-inch pan, add a layer of vanilla wafers to cover the bottom.
Add fruit layers: Top the wafers with a layer of banana slices, then a layer of sliced strawberries.
Add pudding layer: Spread a generous layer of the pudding cream mixture over the fruit, smoothing it to the edges.
Repeat layers: Repeat the layers—wafers, bananas, strawberries, pudding—until you run out of ingredients, finishing with pudding on top.
Top with Cool Whip: Spread the remaining Cool Whip over the final layer in an even, fluffy layer.
Decorate: Garnish the top with extra sliced strawberries and vanilla wafers around the edges or in a pretty pattern, if desired.
Chill: Refrigerate for at least 3–4 hours, or preferably overnight, until the wafers soften and the layers are set and sliceable. Serve chilled.
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