Apple Pie Banana Pudding

Apple pie pudding for the holidays can’t lose in the household!

By @thecheferin

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 5 pieces apples
• 2 sticks butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon
• 0.5 lemon lemon juice
• 5 pieces apples
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 boxes vanilla instant pudding
• 9 cups cold milk
• 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 spoonfuls apple juice
• 1.5 cups whipped topping
• 2 packs Chessman cookies
• 1 to taste crushed vanilla wafers
• 1 to taste caramel drizzle

Instructions

1. Peel and slice 5–8 apples, preferably Granny Smith or Honeycrisp.
2. In a large pan, melt 2 sticks of butter over medium heat.
3. Add 1 cup of brown sugar and 1½ teaspoons of cinnamon to the melted butter and stir until combined.
4. Squeeze the juice of ½ lemon into the mixture and stir.
5. Add the sliced apples to the pan and cook until they are tender.
6. In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water, then add to the apple mixture to thicken.
7. Prepare 2–3 boxes of vanilla instant pudding with 9 cups of cold milk as per package instructions.
8. Mix ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and 2–3 spoonfuls of apple juice from the cooked apples into the pudding.
9. Fold 1½ cups of whipped topping into the pudding mixture.
10. In a serving dish, layer 2–3 packs of Chessman cookies, followed by a layer of the apple mixture, then the pudding mixture. Repeat layers as desired.
11. Top with crushed vanilla wafers and drizzle with caramel.