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174/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.

banana pudding parfaits...

today is mrchazman's birthday...
and he LOVES banana pudding.
well...
i don't make it quite as often as he'd like....
um...
never...
so i thought i'd make it for his birthday...
and found this EASY recipe for parfaits.

the finished version will have whipped topping on it...
but i wanted to post my photo now!!!

have a great day!

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here's the recipe from the kraft website...

what you need
12 NILLA Wafers, divided
1/4 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
1 small banana, cut into 10 slices, divided
2 JELL-O Vanilla Pudding Snacks
make it

CRUSH 10 wafers to form coarse crumbs; place 1/4 of the crumbs in each of 2 parfait glasses. Top each with 1 Tbsp. COOL WHIP, 2 banana slices and half of 1 pudding snack. Repeat layers of crumbs, bananas and pudding.

REFRIGERATE 15 min. Meanwhile, wrap reserved banana slices tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate until ready to use.

TOP parfaits with remaining COOL WHIP, wafers and banana slices just before serving.

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note...and WHEN have you known me to follow a recipe.
ummmm...NEVER!
i used sugar free pudding...
and added lemon juice to the bananas (for freshness and to prevent browning)...
and a dash of my homemade vanilla extract to the pudding.