Banana Pudding Cups Recipes

BANANA PUDDING CUPS

Steps:

• Crumble 1 graham cracker square each into four 8-oz glasses. Slice 2 bananas into 1⁄4-inch rounds and divide among glasses.
• Using back of fork, in medium bowl, mash remaining 2 bananas until smooth. Mix in yogurt, vanilla, and caramel extract (if using). Crumble 6 graham cracker squares and fold into banana yogurt.
• Divide banana yogurt among glasses. Crush remaining 2 graham cracker squares into crumbs and sprinkle on top. Serve right away or cover and chill for up to 12 hours.
• Serving size: 1 pudding cup

BANANA PUDDING CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk the flour, ground cookies, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, scraping down the bowl occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Combine the milk and vanilla in a liquid measuring cup. With the mixer on low speed, beat the flour mixture into the batter in two batches, alternating with the milk mixture in two batches. Add the chopped banana and stir with a rubber spatula until blended.
• Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters of the way. Bake until the cupcakes are golden and spring back when gently pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to the rack to cool completely.
• Make the filling: Put the white chocolate chips in a small bowl. Heat the heavy cream in the microwave until steaming, then pour over the white chocolate and let stand until softened, 3 to 5 minutes; stir until smooth. Let cool about 15 minutes, then refrigerate until thickened slightly, 5 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. The filling should fall off a spoon in a slow, thick ribbon.
• Make the frosting: Beat the butter and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the confectioners' sugar, then increase the speed to medium high and beat until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk and beat until smooth, about 1 more minute. Beat in the remaining 1 tablespoon milk if the frosting is too stiff.
• Cut a 1-inch-wide slit in the top of each cupcake, cutting about halfway down. Transfer the filling to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip. Gently squeeze each cupcake to open and pipe the filling into the cupcakes. Spread or pipe the frosting on the cupcakes; top each with a cookie and a banana slice.

PEANUT BUTTER-BANANA PUDDING CUPS

Steps:

• Whisk together the granulated sugar, 1/3 cup of the milk, egg yolks, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl.
• Heat the remaining 2 2/3 cups milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until hot but not boiling. Whisk half into the egg mixture until smooth, then gradually whisk the egg mixture into the milk in the saucepan. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly, and cook, continuing to whisk, until the mixture thickens, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat, and whisk in the peanut butter until melted. Transfer to a medium bowl, and let the pudding cool to room temperature, stirring frequently to prevent a skin from forming, about 45 minutes.
• Cut the bananas into small chunks. Put an even tablespoon of pudding in the bottom of a 5-ounce paper cup; top with 2 cookies and then 1 tablespoon of bananas. Repeat with another layer of pudding, cookies and bananas. Top with a final layer of pudding. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 8 pudding cups. Cover the cups with plastic wrap, and refrigerate long enough for the cookies to soften, at least 6 hours and (preferably) overnight.
• When ready to serve, whip the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until medium-to-stiff peaks form. Top each cup with a dollop of whipped cream, and sprinkle with the chopped peanuts.

BANANA PUDDING CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix, milk, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in mashed bananas and 2 cups crushed cookies. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• Frost cupcakes with whipped topping. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup crushed cookies. Top with banana chips.

BANANA PUDDING CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Place 1 vanilla wafer flat-side down in the bottom of each cupcake liner.
• Blend vanilla cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Fold in mashed bananas and 1 cup crushed wafers. Scoop batter into prepared tins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool, about 30 minutes.
• Combine vanilla pudding and sliced banana in a small bowl.
• Scoop out tops of cooled cupcakes, leaving a small hole in the middle of each. Fill holes with pudding mixture. Place a heaping spoonful of whipped cream on each cupcake; garnish with remaining 2/3 cup crushed vanilla wafers.

MINI BANANA PUDDING BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Set out 2 mini muffin pans that each make 12 tiny muffins.
• Combine vanilla wafer crumbs, sugar, melted butter, and salt in a bowl. Stir with a fork until well blended.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon crumb mixture into each mini muffin cup. Press mixture firmly onto the bottom and up the sides of each cup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crusts have set, about 10 minutes. Cool muffin pans on a wire rack until completely cool, about 30 minutes.
• Combine instant vanilla pudding mix, milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Whisk until mixture begins to thicken, about 4 minutes. Spoon pudding evenly over the 24 mini muffin cups. Set a banana slice on top of each pudding bite and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 20 minutes.

BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix sugar, flour and salt. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk eggs. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., In an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish, layer 25 vanilla wafers, half of the banana slices and half of the pudding. Repeat layers., Press plastic wrap onto surface of pudding. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Just before serving, remove wrap; crush remaining wafers and sprinkle over top.

EASY BANANA PUDDING PARFAITS

Steps:

• 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 remaining banana slices tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Top parfaits with remaining COOL WHIP, wafers and banana slices just before serving.