Extra Special Banana Pudding

22 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 45 min
Ready In: 1 hr

“This has been a favorite of our family for years. The coconut adds a special crunchy touch. You can use vanilla pudding, if you prefer.” - by VJANE

Ingredients

2 cups flaked coconut
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 (5 ounce) packages instant banana pudding mix
6 cups cold milk
3 bananas, sliced
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

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Original recipe yields 1 - 9x13 inch dish

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, use fingers to mix together coconut, flour and sugar with butter until a crumbly mixture is formed. Spread on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until light brown, stirring occasionally, 45 minutes.
Prepare pudding mix with cold milk according to package directions. In a 9x13 inch dish, sprinkle two-thirds of the coconut mixture. Spread the prepared pudding over the crust. Top with sliced bananas and whipped topping. Sprinkle remaining crust on top and refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (15 total)

Calories
408 cal
20%

Fat
25.2 g
39%

Carbs
39.3 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (22)

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ADBURCH

Jun. 19, 2004

"This is great! I made it for a potluck, and made one small change- I layered the crust mixture/pudding/bananas parfait style in a great big glass bowl- beautiful, and super good!..." See more"

HNYKSS

Mar. 13, 2004

"This was GRRREAT! My husband loved it I even thought it was pretty good. I loved the crust it was Awesome! I did make a few small adjustment I used 2 regular sized boxes of bananna creme pudding and 1..." See more box of french vanilla. I also used light whipped topping and reduced fat milk. Next time I''d like to try it with sugar free pudding to cut some of the calories . I also wanna try it with chocolate pudding."

ALDENTE93

Apr. 21, 2005

"This was a wonderful, portable desert. I forgot to buy cool whip, so I had to substitute with a pint of heavy cream. I whipped it up with 2 Tablespoons of powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon ex..." See moretract. I also used 2 regular boxes banana and 1 french vanilla as suggested in one of the other reviews. It looked, smelled and tasted great."

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