Everybody’s Favorite Banana Pudding

Here it is....everybody's favorite banana pudding. Tori calls it famous...Chris calls it the best ever...I call it an easy dessert that feeds a ton of people!  I made it for a function today and someone asked for the recipe...I pulled up the blog and realized that I  never put it on here...what the heck is wrong with that picture?! The orginal recipe is from Paula Deen...I tweaked it a tad and love the results.

 1 box vanilla wafers (regular ones...NO low fat or fat free)

3 to 4 bananas, sliced (depending on size of your bananas)

2 cups whole milk

2 -  3.4 oz boxes instant  vanilla pudding

1 -  8 oz package cream cheese, softened

1  - 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

1 -  12 oz container cool whip, thawed

 Line the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish with vanilla wafers. Top cookies with a layer of bananas.

In a large bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well. In a stand mixer, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix with paddle attachment on medium high until smooth and creamy. Fold the cool whip into the cream cheese mixture.Next add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and gently stir until well blended. Spoon half the pudding mixture over cookie/banana layer. Place another layer of cookies and bananas on top of pudding. Spoon remaining pudding over the top and spread to cover completely. Cover with saran wrap and chill at least 12 hours before serving.

Serve pudding with lightly sweetened whipped cream.