And I love just about all of them, as I do just about everyone. I cook for them too, as evidenced by this tasty dessert, which is actually just mixed and not cooked.
Common sense tells me the following statement needs to be included, so here is some boilerplate for you guys to consider:
Notice: I am not a physician, or a nutritionist. My education and background do not qualify me to offer dietary advice to anyone suffering from a medical condition that adversely influences their health. All readers should consult their physician and follow the advice of a medical professional for all dietary concerns.
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I love a tasty bowl of chilled ripe banana slices, creamy pudding, cookies and whipped white stuff, AKA Banana Pudding.
When we were kids, Mom made the old-fashioned kind that required a stove to make real pudding, Jacks Cookie vanilla wafers, bananas cut from the large stalk, hanging on the street side of the fruit stand on the corner of N Mill Street and Amite Street across from the railroad warehouses (anyone remember the name of that fruit stand?) and real whipped cream. It seems I remember when Dream Whip came out and Mom's recipe began to change.
Dream whip was popular when it hit the grocery shelves, but not as good as the real stuff. Cool whip makes a sugar free product now that is very much better than Dream Whip but still not actual whipped cream.
The recipe here is my wife's recipe for making pudding for a good friend who is a diabetic. It makes a very nice, easy to make low sugar pudding. It is so good; it is what we make pretty much all the time now.
Low Sugar Banana Pudding
Ingredients:
1 Sugar Free Jell-O Banana Pudding 1.5
oz. (instant no-cook pudding)
1 Sugar Free Jell-O Vanilla Pudding 1.5 oz. (instant no-cook pudding)
1 Sugar Free Cool
Whip 8 oz. defrosted
4 cups Skim Milk (2 per box of pudding)
Ripe Bananas – 3 -
4
1 package Sugar Free Shortbread Cookies (I have never seen sugar free vanilla wafers)
These are available at most grocery stores. They look like Jack's Cookies and taste pretty good. It is off topic, but the cookie like these that Jack's made was my favorite Vacation Bible School treat at Boling Street Methodist Church, dipped in Cherry Kool Aid. The hole in the middle is to stick your finger through as you nibble around the edges.
Back to the post.
Directions:
Mix Banana Pudding and Vanilla Pudding
to package directions. I like to mix them separately and the combine
in the finished dish.
In a suitably sized bowl, mix the
banana pudding, vanilla pudding and Cool Whip.
Layer the container with a layer of
pudding, a layer of cookies, a layer of sliced bananas, and repeat
until all components are used – hopefully at least two layers, with
one last layer of pudding.
Store in the refrigerator with a cover. The dessert will pick up food odors and flavor and should be stored with a lid.
Enjoy
My wife, who has a degree in Nutrition, says the dish is "Low Sugar". I am a retired Microbiologist and Biochemist. All that qualifies me to be able to say is "It Tastes Great".
Thanks for looking.
God Bless You
11 comments:
I could eat the whole pan !!
Damn that looks good ....
I love the idea of the sugar free shortbread cookies. I "cook" for a diabetic, have for 25 years. One BIG trick I use to cut down on sugar/carbs is replacing milk (even skim) with Half and Half (I use Kroger brand). This will work in any recipe that calls for milk. Trust me, it's a game changer for those who watch their sugar and carb intake. javascript:;
Looks great! I still make the old fashion kind, like your mom. But this would be a way to do it quicker. Thanks.
8:52
The recipe makes well with almond milk also.
the comment just above this one was mine.
Your recipe as written calls for 3 boxes (1 banana, 2 vanilla) of pudding but only 4 cups of milk. Is it 2 boxes or 6 cups?
Mr Polybear
Your stories are such a treat. Even if you didn’t include the fabulous recipes I would read. Love the vacation bible school reference. Brought back memories.
Am going to try this one. ‘Nana pudding is my comfort food but don’t indulge much because I try and avoid sweets. This might be a game changer!
Thanks, keep em coming.
If you want to take this up a notch....try sugar free chocolate chip cookies. I like the shortbread cookies as well as the vanilla wafers but chocolate chip really ads a new dimension .
I’m going to try this as I am also trying to cut back on sugar intake. My mam-maw taught me to make her old fashioned banana pudding after I got married. As we stood at the stovetop for what seemed like forever stirring the custard she scoffed as she explained that some people make it with that “ole instant puddin” that is not as good. I laugh now when I run across the instant versions. Sometimes convenience wins the day but scratch made is better when time permits.
Thanks for your posts. I always look forward to them.
Thank you! I'm the diabetic who wrote in a few days ago to request recipes that I could enjoy. I have been looking for just such a banana pudding recipe for going on ten years. Can't wait to try this. Please continue to publish sugar-free recipes every once in a while. When I was diagnosed, I was stunned to learn of the vast numbers of us out here who need these recipes.
12:10 pm
My quantities of pudding used were wrong. It should be 1 vanilla and 1 Banana with the milk indicated (2 cups per box of pudding).
Sorry for the mistake. I corrected the post to show 1 box vanilla and 1 box banana.
Thanks for catching it for me.
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