This gratin, which is ideal for the holidays, combines Swiss cheese and fresh spinach. The pain from squeezing frozen spinach is gone. This can be completed a day in advance to save time on the big day, with the exception of the breadcrumb topping. Only an additional 30 minutes will be needed for cooking.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 9 |
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups cold 2% milk
- 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant French vanilla pudding mix
- 1 (1.3 ounce) envelope dry whipped topping mix (such as Dream Whip®)
- ½ (14.4 ounce) package graham crackers, or more as needed
- 2 large bananas, sliced, or more to taste
Instructions
- Pour milk, pudding mix, and whipped topping mix into a large bowl; mix with an electric whisk or hand whisk until ingredients are combined and a thick pudding forms.
- Break graham cracker sheets in half to form squares.
- Cover the bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan with 9 graham cracker squares. Layer 1/2 of the banana slices on top in even rows and cover with 1/2 of the pudding mixture, using a spatula to spread it evenly. Repeat layers once more. Sprinkle top with graham cracker crumbs, if desired.
- Cover and refrigerate until fully chilled, 4 hours or longer. Cut into 9 squares to serve.
- You could also top this with a layer of Cool Whip; I omitted it due to my fiance’s preferences.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 272 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 53 g |
| Cholesterol | 8 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 490 mg |
| Sugars | 34 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This turned out pretty well. I haven’t had banana pudding in years, and as I recall, it was always with vanilla wafers. The graham crackers worked equally well as a replacement. I’d never used Dream Whip before, but it certainly thickened the pudding nicely. I scaled the recipe in half and weighed the Dream Whip (used .67 oz) and 7 oz of graham crackers. Very quick-and-easy recipe, as well.