Banana Pudding Fluff Salad
This creamy dessert fluff salad tastes like classic banana pudding but comes together in minutes. Soft bananas, marshmallows, whipped topping, and crushed Nilla wafers make this an easy sweet side dish for holidays, potlucks, or any banana-lover dessert table.
Banana Pudding Fluff Salad is the kind of easy dessert salad that always goes over well at potlucks and holidays. It has the soft, creamy flavor of traditional banana pudding but comes together like a classic fluff salad with marshmallows, whipped topping, and crushed Nilla wafers.
If you like simple no bake desserts that feel homemade without taking much time, this one fits right in.
If you’ve made my Strawberry Fluff Salad or even the fall favorite Apple Pie Fluff Salad, this works the same way. You mix a quick pudding base, let it chill, then fold in all the fluffy add ins. It turns into a big bowl of sweet dessert that’s perfect for serving after dinner or setting out with the holiday sides.
The bananas blend right into the flavor, and the crushed cookies soften just like old school homemade banana pudding.
Ingredients
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 cups cold water
- 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix (dry)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 8 oz whipped topping, thawed
- 3 cups mini marshmallows
- 3 bananas, sliced thin
- 11 oz Nilla wafer cookies, crushed
How to Make Banana Pudding Fluff Salad
Add the sweetened condensed milk and cold water to a mixing bowl and whisk well. Add the dry vanilla pudding mix and vanilla extract, whisking until smooth. Refrigerate for one hour to thicken.
After an hour, remove the bowl from the refrigerator and fold in the whipped topping until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Add the mini marshmallows, sliced bananas, and crushed Nilla wafers. Mix gently until everything is combined. Serve immediately.
Serving Ideas
This fluff works anywhere you would normally serve banana pudding. If you love dessert salads, it pairs really well with other fluff-style desserts like my Cranberry Fluff Salad or Blueberry Lemon Fluff Salad.
This fluff salad is best eaten the same day you make it since the bananas are freshly sliced.
Storage of Leftover Salad
Store leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator. The bananas and cookies will continue to soften, so it’s best to eat them within a day.
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Ingredients
Steps
- 1
Add sweetened condensed milk and cold water to a mixing bowl and whisk until combined. Add the dry instant vanilla pudding mix and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth. Refrigerate for at least one hour to thicken.
- 2
Remove from the refrigerator and fold in the Cool Whip whipped topping until fully combined.
- 3
Add the mini marshmallows, freshly sliced bananas, and crushed Nilla wafers. Mix gently until everything is coated. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 170
Estimates for one serving.
Filed under Side Dish Recipes Dessert Recipes Holiday Salad Recipes No Bake Desserts Fruit Side Dishes
