Graham Cracker Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, chilled plus
milk, enough to total 3 c
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
6 ounces vanilla instant pudding mix or 3/4 cup bulk vanilla instant pudding mix
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup crushed graham cracker, divided
2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
sweetened strawberries (optional) or blueberries (optional)

Preparation

Mix cold milk (including sweetened condensed milk) and vanilla together. Gradually add pudding mix, stirring continually for 2 minutes; put in refrigerator.
Melt butter in saucepan and add crushed graham crackers. Stir over medium heat until lightly browned. Remove from heat.
Beat 1 cup heavy whipping cream until peaks form; fold together with 1/2 cup browned graham cracker crumbs and cooled pudding mixture. Pour into a 2 quart serving dish. Reserving 1 tablespoons crumbs, sprinkle remaining browned graham cracker crumbs over the pudding mixture; refrigerate.
Before serving, beat the remaining 1 cup of whipping cream and spread over the chilled mixture, making peaks with the whipped cream. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over the top to decorate. Serve immediately if possible; refrigerate leftovers.
Banana Pudding: Fold 2 sliced bananas into pudding mixture before pouring into serving dish.