The LAST Banana Pudding You’ll EVER make!

Mom and I have been making this recipe for almost 3 decades.

One time when I was making this pudding, I had come home from SMU for Easter. I opened the pudding box and dumped brown package out onto the counter. When the package fell out, so did a little piece of paper. I picked it up and read it…it said I was the FIRST PLACE winner in a secret Jell-O sweepstakes! My heart burst out of my chest and I started yipping, which scared mom.

She didn’t know what to think — I read the slip of paper to her and she joined in the yips. Dad was in the living room reclining in his chair listening to all of the commotion. I imagine he didn’t know whether he needed to call 911 or come into the kitchen and trap a mouse.

I was so busy yipping, I had forgotten to read what the first place prize was…so I started reading the fine print. The GRAND prize was listed first: $100,000 !!!!! My eyes blurred and I felt dizzy. If that’s the grand — first prize must be $50K, or $10K??? I utilized my speed reading training and flew through the fine print – landing on the first prize: $100. No, it wasn’t in the thousands but for a poor college student it was $100 more than I had before I started making the pudding…and I was thrilled! Every time I open a box of Jell-O pudding or gelatin, I remember that day…and give the box an extra shake and double glance…

Another time we made the banana pudding for a church potluck. When the potluck was over, mom went to collect her dishes but couldn’t find the pudding bowl. She walked into the church kitchen and found a man holding her bowl, scraping out every last bit of pudding with a spoon and licking it.

Have you ever had someone sneak off with the pudding you brought to the church potluck?? If not you are apparently using the wrong banana pudding recipe.

This banana pudding is on the top ten list of most liked family recipes. As I have been hinting – there are 2 special ingredients that make this recipe better than the best banana pudding you have ever tasted. But before I reveal those important items, let’s look at what’s not in this pudding: 

1 – no overly ripe bananas

2 – no under ripe bananas

3 – NO instant banana-flavored pudding So what are the special ingredients??

((SOUR CREAM & SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK))

The added tang & creaminess from the sour cream and the richness from the sweetened condensed milk transform good banana pudding into GREAT banana pudding. What else could you expect from a pudding named “Mom’s Best”??