Best (and Easiest) Banana Pudding

Summer is full of get-togethers—July 4, family reunions, church fellowships, picnics with friends and parties on the patio. You need a dessert that will feed a crowd, leave them raving and won't take all afternoon to make. Here it is: banana pudding!

• 1 large package instant vanilla pudding
• 2 1/2 cups cold milk
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (14 ounces)
• 1 container whipped topping (large)
• Sliced fresh bananas
• Vanilla wafers (Nilla Wafers are my favorite)

1. Whisk together pudding mix and milk in a large bowl. Stir until there are no lumps.
2. Fold in sweetened condensed milk.
3. Fold in half of the container of whipped topping.
4. In the bottom of a large bowl, place vanilla wafers, a few on the bottom and around sides, depending on the shape of the bowl. Top with freshly sliced bananas (add as many or as few as you like).
5. Pour on the pudding mixture, enough to cover the bananas and wafers.
6. Continue layering. Top the last pudding layer with the whipped topping. Decorate with wafers around the sides of the bowl and crushed wafer on top of the topping.
7. Prepare early the day of the event or the night before and allow to chill in the fridge for several hours for flavors to meld and pudding to set.
8. ENJOY!