Dessert for 16
Banana Pudding
Creamy banana pudding layers softened cheese, pudding, bananas, lemon, and vanilla wafers in one dish.
Typical price
$1.47for 4 servings
$0.37 per serving$1.47 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

- 15 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Evaporated or condensed milk$0.14/oz typical | 14 oz | $1.96Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 23 oz | $0.94Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.06Typical price |
| Crackers, graham, cookies$0.22/oz typical | 12 oz | $2.64Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.90 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 block cream cheese
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cup cold whole milk
- 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 box (12 oz) vanilla wafers
- optional toppings: vanilla sugar or cinnamon sugar
Steps
- Beat the cream cheese, condensed milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Whisk both pudding mixes with the cold milk for 2 minutes until thick.
- Fold the pudding mixture and whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture.
- Dip the banana slices in lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Layer the wafers, bananas, and pudding mixture in a large dish, then chill until set.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
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