Lite Banana Pudding With Pineapple Food

LAYERED BANANA-PINEAPPLE DESSERT

Steps:

• 1. Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar & margarine in 13" x 9" pan. Press evenly onto bottom of pan.
• 2. Arrange banana slices on crust
• 3. Beat cream cheese in large bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Gradually beat in milk.
• 4. Add pudding mixes. Beat until well blended. Spread over banana slices.
• 5. Spoon pineapple evenly over pudding mixture. Spread whipped topping over pineapple.
• 6. Refrigerate 3 hours or until ready to serve
• 7. *You can top with banana slices for decorative purposes ** You can use sugar free/reduced calorie pudding *** You can use cool whip "lite"

LIGHT TROPICAL BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Put the coconut milk and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring gently to melt the butter and heat the milk.
• Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a separate bowl to create a thick paste. Gently whisk into the milk and increase the heat to medium. Cook, stirring often, until thick and bubbly, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Let cool to room temperature, then transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap directly against the surface. Refrigerate until set, 3 to 4 hours.
• Beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Arrange a layer of half of the banana slices on the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Add a layer of half the pineapple followed by half of the coconut pudding and a layer of half of the wafers. Top with some whipped cream and repeat to make a second layer.
• Top with the remaining whipped cream and the toasted coconut flakes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to overnight before serving.

DELECTABLE SOUTHERN BANANA-PINEAPPLE PUDDING

Steps:

• WAFER-BANANA-PINEAPPLE PREPARATION:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Open cans of pineapple. Drain the pineapple and reserve 3/4-cup of the juice.
• Slice the bananas crosswise into 1/4" thick round slices.
• In a large, oven safe bowl, or in an 8x8x2-inch pan or glass baking dish, line the bottom and sides with a layer of vanilla wafers.
• On top of the layer of wafers, place one layer of bananas.
• Add another layer of vanilla wafers, then a layer of pineapple.
• Repeat layering pattern to 1/4 to 1/2 inch below the dish's rim. If using an 8x8x2-inch baking dish, there may not be room for two layers of pineapple. If not, combine pineapple and banana on the last banana layer.
• THE FILLING:.
• Separate the eggs, being careful not to nick the yolks. Reserve the egg whites and set aside.
• Combine evaporated milk and water.
• In a large sauce pan, mix flour, sugar, and egg yolks until well blended.
• Mix in milk slowly, stirring constantly.
• Stir in reserved pineapple juice.
• Place pan on the range eye and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
• As soon as mixture reaches boiling point, reduce heat to medium, stirring constantly until desired thickness is achieved. Filling should be thick but pourable. Thickening will happen quickly.
• NOTE: Due to the reaction caused by the pineapple juice, the filling may or may not thicken before it reaches the boiling point, so pay close attention as the filling begins to heat up and approaches boiling.
• Remove from heat as soon as desired thickness is achieved.
• Stir in vanilla extract.
• Immediately pour over wafer-banana-pineapple layers, jiggling the dish to ensure that filling covers all layers and there are no air pockets.
• THE MERINGUE:.
• TIP - If you do not have cream of tartar, you can use 1/2 tsp of lemon juice as a satisfactory substitute. 1/4 tsp lemon juice = 1/8 tsp cream of tartar.
• TIP - Cold egg whites will not yield as much volume as room temperature egg whites and will take longer to peak.
• Beat room-temperature egg whites with vanilla and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff and glossy peaks form and all sugar is dissolved.
• Spoon meringue over banana pudding, smoothing the top and sealing it to the edge of the bowl or baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes, or until meringue is golden.
• Cool to room temperature or chill in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours before serving.
• Banana pudding's flavor is best the day after it is made.
• Makes 9 servings.

LITE BANANA PUDDING WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix vanilla pudding and 1 2/3 cup of milk together until well blended, let stand until firm. Fold in whipped topping.
• In a large glass bowl or trifle bowl, layer vanilla wafers to cover bottom, cover with pudding mixture, banana slices to cover pudding then cover banans with crushed pineapple. Continue layering, ending with pudding on top. Crush remaining vanilla wafers and cover pudding with crumbs. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Serve cold.
• **Please note, I don't recommend using Fat Free Whipped Topping as it doesn't have enough body to hold the fruit and tends to be runny**.

MOIST PINEAPPLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, oil and vanilla; add pineapple and bananas. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans., Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

LIGHT PINEAPPLE PUDDING

Steps:

• If you buy your pineapple in metric-sized tins, you want the 540mL tin of crushed pineapple.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together pudding mix and undrained pineapple.
• Whisk in yogurt.
• Spoon into serving dishes and chill until serving time (needs only 30 minutes at the most in the fridge before they're ready to eat).
• These look particularly attractive when garnished with a few fresh berries-- try blueberries or raspberries.
• If taking to a potluck, don't spoon it into individual dishes but rather leave it in the bowl.

SUPER EASY LITE BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• In whatever size dish you use. Put a single layer of vanilla wafers in bottom, and set aside.
• In large bowl, mix pudding mix and milk according to directions on box. Let sit for 5 minutes till set.
• Fold cool whip into pudding.
• Slice bananas into 1/4 inch slices and layer over wafers. Spoon pudding mixture over bananas.
• Top as desired. I usually lay a layer of vanilla wafers around outside of dish, but you can also crush some wafers and sprinkle over the top, or top with additional bananas and cool whip. But if you use bananas for garnish, toss with lemon juice first to avoid browning.

THE BEST BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat pudding mix and milk 2 minutes. Blend in condensed milk until smooth. Stir in vanilla and fold in whipped topping. Layer wafers, bananas and pudding mixture in a glass serving bowl. Chill until serving.

PINEAPPLE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk the sour cream, pineapple and pudding mix until blended and thickened. Serve immediately with vanilla wafers. Refrigerate leftovers.