These banana pudding cups are a wonderful treat including biscuits, banana pudding, and a garnish of melted chocolate. This creamy pudding is a perfect dessert for banana lovers as it has a robust banana flavor.
To make these banana pudding cups, you first make a banana pudding. Then, once it is chilled until set, it gets divided between glasses that have been lined with biscuits before being topped with melted chocolate. The resulting pudding is full of banana flavor and has the creamiest texture.
What are Banana Pudding Cups?
These banana pudding cups are individual-sized desserts that include biscuits, banana pudding, and melted chocolate. This recipe is completely vegan and dairy-free, making it perfect for those with different types of diets. This is because the banana pudding is made with coconut milk rather than cow’s milk.
Pro Tips
- Use whatever type of biscuits you prefer for this recipe as long as the biscuits are tall enough to go up the sides of your dessert glass. Thin vanilla cookies, gingersnaps, or chocolate cookies are all great options.
- If you don’t have coconut milk, you could also make this recipe with regular milk.
- When cooking the pudding on the stove, continuously whisk the mixture to ensure it doesn’t scorch.
- Make sure you refrigerate the pudding for at least 2 hours to ensure it is thick enough to assemble the cups.
- When storing the pudding in the fridge, place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on its surface so that it doesn’t form a skin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Make This in a Trifle Bowl Rather Than as Individual Desserts?
Yes, if you would prefer to make a larger dessert rather than individual ones, simply layer all of the ingredients in a larger vessel such as a trifle bowl.
What Types of Biscuits Should I Use in Banana Pudding Cups?
Feel free to use whatever types of biscuits you prefer as long as they are tall enough to go up the length of the serving glass. Vanilla wafer cookies, chocolate cookies, gingersnap cookies, or ladyfingers will all pair with the banana taste of the pudding beautifully.
What Type of Serving Glasses Should Be Used?
Clear glass dishes are ideal so that you can see all of the layers of this banana dessert. Alternatively, you could assemble the pudding cups in small mason jars if you don’t have any clear dessert glasses on hand.
How to Store Banana Pudding Cups
These banana pudding cups should be covered with plastic wrap before being stored in the fridge. It should keep well for up to 3 to 4 days.
Ingredients
How to Make Banana Pudding Cups
Bring the coconut milk to a boil and remove it from the heat.
Bring the coconut milk to a boil and remove it from the heat.
Place the banana slices in a bowl with the vanilla, turmeric, and lemon peel. Cover it with the heated coconut milk and place it in the fridge for 3 hours.
Place the banana slices in a bowl with the vanilla, turmeric, and lemon peel. Cover it with the heated coconut milk and place it in the fridge for 3 hours.
Strain the coconut milk and place it in a saucepan. Whisk in the vanilla, salt, maple syrup, and cornstarch, and cook it, while whisking, until thickened.
Strain the coconut milk and place it in a saucepan. Whisk in the vanilla, salt, maple syrup, and cornstarch, and cook it, while whisking, until thickened.
Pour the pudding in a bowl and place a sheet of plastic wrap on the surface of the pudding. Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours to thicken.
Pour the pudding in a bowl and place a sheet of plastic wrap on the surface of the pudding. Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours to thicken.
To assemble the cups, arrange four biscuits in each glass.
To assemble the cups, arrange four biscuits in each glass.
Top each glass with the banana pudding.
Top each glass with the banana pudding.
Garnish the pudding cups with the melted chocolate. Serve immediately!
Garnish the pudding cups with the melted chocolate. Serve immediately!
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