Banana Pudding Bites
These Mini Banana Pudding Bites are filled with the sweet taste of banana pudding in a cute bite size serving. It's the perfect mini dessert for your next party!
Servings 24
Calories 126kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups Mini Nilla wafer crumbs
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- ⅛ teaspoon salt optional to balance out sweetness
- 1 box instant banana cream pudding mix (3.4 ounce size)
- 1 ¼ cup cold milk
- Cool Whip or whipped cream
- 24 Banana slices
- 24 Mini Nilla wafers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Pulse the Nilla wafers into fine crumbs with a food processor or blender.2 cups Mini Nilla wafer crumbs
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the Nilla wafer crumbs, melted butter and salt. Mix everything together with a spoon.8 tbsp unsalted butter, ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Put 1½ tablespoons of the Nilla wafer mixture into each of the muffin cups. Use your fingers to press the crust mixture into the bottoms and up the sides of the cups. (Note: Be sure to pack it together tightly so it doesn’t break apart.)
- Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes, until golden brown. Set the pan on a wire rack and allow the cookie cups to cool completely before adding the filling.
- In a large bowl, combine the instant banana pudding mix and 1¼ cups cold milk.1 box instant banana cream pudding mix (3.4 ounce size), 1 ¼ cup cold milk
- Whisk the pudding mixture together until it begins to thicken. (Note: The pudding package calls for more milk, but we used less so that it results in a thicker and more flavorful pudding.
- Once the pudding has reached the desired consistency, add a tablespoon to each of the cups.
- Top each pudding bite with a dollop of Cool Whip or whipped cream.Cool Whip or whipped cream
- Add a fresh banana slice and a Nilla wafer and enjoy!24 Banana slices, 24 Mini Nilla wafers
Notes
- Be sure to measure the two cups of Nilla Wafers as crumbs, not whole cookies.
- You can make this ahead of time but you should wait to fill the cookie cups until just before serving so the crust doesn't get soggy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.004mg