sweet inspiration & fun baking ideas

YUM! I have been thinking about banana pudding from my childhood, too! Hey, I wonder how you could incorporate a Nilla Cakester into that ~ that would be DEVINE!

Angela

angela – I like the way you think!

OMG!! decadent, simple and no doubt absolutely divine…..the pictures are fabulous, but i am guessing the pudding was better than it looks in the pics!!

oh. my. banana pudding is definitely one of my favorite “feel like a kid again” desserts, and this recipe just sounds waaaay to good to pass up! :)

this is my mom’s go-to dessert for the holidays. it used to be my most favorite too, and then i became allergic to bananas. weird, eh?

anyways, i saw these pictures on flickr and i just had to say how tempting you make this look. i am trying to decide if it would be worth the difficulty breathing and pains for a few bites of yummy banana pudding. :) your pictures make it very hard to be sensible.

Oh Yummy! I think I’ll feel about 8 years old when I eat this. Two of my fav things from childhood: banana pudding and Nilla wafers! I haven’t eaten Nilla wafers in years.

When I make banana pudding I just make a sort of vanilla pudding pie filling (with flour, cornstarch, three eggs, whole milk, and high-quality vanilla and butter). Amazing, but lemon juice is a good add-in, I suppose, to keep the bananas yummy-looking. Your pictures are amazing and I check the blog every day for new ones… What kind of camera do you use? P.S.You are too too sweet to answer every blog comment personally!

My mom says my Grandma makes hers hot, she just uses the pudding that you cook instead of instant, and serves it up fast. Probably not the same thing. But still yummy!

OMG, I love banana pudding. But alas… can’t get any of the ingredients here in Germany. I so miss American convenience foods. Can you believe I can’t even get Nilla Wafers here? Sob.
But anyway, your pudding looks super yummy.

Bakerella: FYI…I am sure you knew this, because you truly are an amazing baker, but “whipped cream, whipped” is just another way of saying “heavy whipping cream, whipped”. So you’d whip it up with your mixer and add vanilla and powder sugar (I add the powder sugar to sweeten it up a bit–don’t like my whipped cream plain). Basically, you are just making whipped cream from scratch…

Oh, my… If I were Marilyn it sould be very difficult for me to choose between eating this treat or get into those beautiful and tight skirts.

But I’m not Marilyn and… Nobody is perfect! so… Give me a big big big cup of this dessert, PLEASE.

I LOVE everything you do! And guess what? I finally broke down and made some cupcake bites! I have been dying to make some! They were so fun to make! Check it out: http://jasonandamyroper.blogspot.com/
You are such an inspiration! THANKS, BAKERELLA!

OMG…I owe you big time! As a Yankee trying to stumble my way through life in the South, I will score big time with this recipe! THANKS!!!

Just love all your lovely desserts! yummy!
Hugs,
Robyn

P.S. Stop by my blog and say hello!

omg that looks to die for!!

i can’t believe that there are people who’ve never tasted banana pudding. i feel so much sorrow for them, because when it’s done right (like yours), there are very few things more tasty. beautiful work!

Your photos are always awesome! I bet my DIL would love this pudding! (me too!)

arundati – it was gooooood.

Dana – it does bring back happy memories.

*mindi* – that’s too bad. Don’t be tempted. we want you to keep breathing.
The Flirty Girl – Go get some!

spearle – thanks and the lemon trick is great, huh.
I use a canon rebel xti.

Beth Paulson – I’m sure.

Liz – who knew these things are so hard to find overseas. At least you have pics to whet your appetite.

Anonymous – ohhhhh, that makes sense. The actual recipe calls for 2 cups Borden or meadow gold whipping cream, whipped. So I could never find that and used cool whip. Maybe I’ve been doing it wrong all these years. But it’s still good. I’ll have to look at your suggestion and try it.

Thanks.

morgana – me too.

The Roper’s – Yay! I’m glad you did.

Lauriebelle – good luck.

Robyn – thanks and I will.

Iron Chef Shellie – thanks!

Grace – It is good. Everyone should try at least once.

HoneyB – Bet they would.

I have made a recipe similar to this one recently. I used real heavy cream and whipped it. I recently purchased whipping cream to whip up for the same reason. I think the pudding is richer and better with whipped cream. I have tried cool whip as well. The recipe I tried is from a restaurant on the west coast. It is the best I have ever had I think.

great picture! im drooling hehe I love banana pudding just as much as I love chocolate :)

This is a staple around my place. One of my favorite summer desserts of all time. I love it with fresh cut strawberries layered in!

Yum…this is my dad’s favorite! I’ll have to make it for him sometime!

When I was a kid, my mom used to make me “banana pudding” that was simply mashed bananas. Nowadays, summertime and barbecue always put me in the mood for the real version. I’ll have to give yours a try for my family reunion this weekend.

(Forgive me if this is a double post. Blogger is giving me issues.)

we’ve been on vacation…i always love the stuff you do! Love the patriotic pops too!

Mmmm, that looks great!

that looks so good, another one to add to my list.

Gill

This is so drool worthy!

Oh my! I love banana pudding. I’m definitely making this one.

Love the pudding – we both have exactly the same post up in different configurations.

That looks so YUMMY!! I am definately going to make that! I am including my husband’s grandmother’s warm banana pudding recipe. It is probably pretty close to any grandma’s! :) Enjoy!

Aimee

Grandma’s Banana Pudding

3/4 Cup of Sugar 2 Cups Milk
1/4 Cup of Flour 1 tsp. Vanilla
Dash of Salt 2 Tbsp. Margarine or butter
3 eggs, separated 3 Bananas and Vanilla Wafers

Measure sugar, flour and salt and pour into small mixing bowl. In heavy sauce pan heat
l 2/3 cup of the milk to boiling over medium heat while mixing dry ingredients with egg yolks
and remaining l/3 cup of cold milk. Pour this into hot milk and stir until it thickens. Take off
the burner and add Vanilla and margarine. Let this mixture cool before adding to the bananas.
Layer Vanilla wafers in bottom of baking dish (app. 6×8″ to 8×8″). Cover this layer with sliced bananas and a layer of pudding. Repeat layers with pudding on top. Cover with meringue and bake l0 to l5 minutes at 350 degrees or until meringue is brown. I usually set oven for l0 minutes and check to see if it is brown.

Meringue
3 egg whites
2 heaping Tbsps. Sugar

Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar and beat until sugar is dissolved and meringue is stiff.
Spread over the pudding, sealing to the edge of the baking dish.

Note: If pudding is thicker than you like it, you can use a little less flour. Also you can use less margarine if you like.

You sure know how to bring back memories.

no nilla wafers here or cool whip – I have just baked some buttercake mini muffins to use instead… and hopefully you are right on the cram – we have lots of cream in Australia but it is the whip yourself variety… i am making this into a Sand bucket looking cake for my daughters 2nd birthday

Any reason for the insistence on Borden whipping cream?

Wow wow wow!! I found your blog through someone elses and am soooo excited to go home and try all these AWESOME things out!! :)

I made the cake and it was delicious!! soo good… go here for my entry

http://comber-family.blogspot.com/2008/07/cake.html

and above mention we have no such brand as Bordens I used regular “thickened cream” it is called in australia and whipped it with the beaters.. mine came out thicker than bakerellas picture.. but it tasted so good!!

Wow! I just found your blog and i’m so inspired now…! love all your stuff.

I am inspired! I think I’ll make it today!

FYI—they meant “whipping cream, whipped” (not “whippED cream, whippped since as you can see, that doesn’t make much sense!) as in you buy heavy cream and then whip it yourself. Looks great!

I heart you…bananas are absolutely divine…but banana pudding with nilla wafers…to die for! Thank you for reminding me of this wonderful treat. Now I have to go make some!

OH. My. GOODNESS!!!!!!!! A girl from the south is drooling over here!

And Nilla Cakesters added to this… oh yeah!!!

Those look so yummy! I just found your site and everything looks absolutely delicious! And fun!

That’s a great looking recipe – I also like Paula Dean’s version http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_21275,00.html
but instead of Chessmen, I like to use ginger snaps. Evil good.

i love the way you photograph food! the banana pudding is one of my favorites cold or hot.

steph

My Dad makes this every year for the holidays, only we use whipped cream instead of Cool Whip. I love, love, love it!!!!

I haven’t had that recipe in years… My girlfriend use to make it all the time… We live across the United States from each other… I wish she was here to share it… I am going to make some for the kids:)

Your blog is great and I can’t wait to try some of your yummy creations. Thanks for sharing.
~Jill

OOOh yum! one of my favorites!

You take the absolute BEST photos of food EVER!

One of my favorite desserts. At the Magnolia Bakery in NYC, I will often walk right by the cupcakes and right to the banana nilla wafer pudding there!! This one looks like a keeper of a recipe.

My son said this morning: “Mpm, please make us something sweet….and more sweet!
I think this will qualify.

Oh, I LOVE banana pudding! Lucille’s barbecue restaurant has a delicious one. I will have to try this recipe!

PS. I’m having a giveaway on my blog if anyone is interested!

Laurie Anne – I’m definitely going to have to try it that way.

jamie b – yeah, that pic makes me want some more.

Kara – that sounds yummy, too!

gingela5 – it’s one of my mom’s faves, too.

Toni – I think you’ll like it better than mashed bananas.

lfamily5 – hope you had fun, and thanks.

Jaina – it was.

Gill – That British Woman – if your list is like mine, i’ll have to bake twice a day to make everything on it.

Mevrouw Cupcake – thank you

Amy – good luck.

giz – great minds…

aimee – Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!

pam – hope they’re good ones.

Bobbie – I bet it will be great.

Lindsey – No, just the cookbook I found the recipe in is a brand name foods cookbook and that’s the one it recommended. So I thought I would pass it along.

Chell – Have fun!

Bobbie – Great job and great fun!

Dot – thank you!

Christine – I think I’m going to make another one today, too!

anja3582 – yeah, I figured that out afterwards, but, trust me the whipped cream way is really tasty.

Julia – Enjoy!

Melissa Lewis – Off The Wall 0 I’m just going to have to try some of those Nilla Cakesters.

Crabb Family – thank you!

kaymaria – evil good is right!

Steph H. – I know, it’s always good.

Sarah – thanks

Shelly G & Hope P – Hope it comes out great.

Urmston Family – you’re welcome.

Leslie – mine too!

BMoreSweet – Why, thanks!!

Cakespy – I hope I can try some there one day!

Nina’s Kitchen (Nina Timm) – hope you love it.

http://www.adorn-jewelry.blogspot.com – thanks for the info.

oooommmmmmggggg!!! hee i’m from hong kong~~~ i just find out yr website n i started screaming reading all your posts!!! they are sooooooooooo cute!! i luv all the cupcakes pops!! n i wish i can make some one day!!!!

they are reli great~~
yr cupcakes are popping around the world hoho!! :)

This is one of my all time favorites!! Looks divine!

WOW, I didn’t know that just this morning I tasted a sweet treat from a TV star!
The more I scroll down the hungrier I get. May I try some of your recipes?
BTW, I just finished a workshop part of which was taught by Mike.

Banana pudding is a HUGE dessert in my family during the holidays…it’s such a great treat! I’ve just stumbled upon your blog, and all of your baking ideas are wonderful! I love to bake (as you can see from my blog,haha), so I can’t wait to try your ideas!

Ok you make your banana pudding exactly like me but you are missing the package of cream cheese. Add the cream cheese, condensed milk together. Oh. My. Goodness. My grandma used to make the best cold banana pudding but my recipe surpassed hers with the cream cheese, condensed milk, and whipped cream. Your dessert looks heavenly!!!

The best part is you can make it fat free with fat free cream cheese and whipped cream.

You are missing the cream cheese!!

That looks delicious! I love the look of the trifle dish too. Such a lovely blog.

I made this yesterday to have for today. Oh my Goodness!!! That is yummy…..mmmm….good

Thanks so much for sharing

http://www.hisdreammyreality.blogspot.com

makes me sad…..I used to ADORE banana pudding until they changed the vanilla wafer recipe and made them sweeter. Now I don’t make it anymore….neither do either of my sisters………..but seeing that REALLY makes me want some…….

We would like to feature this recipe on our blog. Please email haleyglasco@gmail.com if interested. Thanks :)

Haley

http://blog.keyingredient.com/

Anonymous – Hi in Hong Kong! Glad you like the site!

Leslie – me too!

Princess – sure you may try!

Allison – try away!

misspro312 – that sounds like a great twist!

vicki – thanks… I just learned that works, too

jeri – thank you. I found the individual dishes as Kroger

Tina – glad you liked it.

val – I guess I like mine sweet.

Haley – thanks for the invite.

I am most certainly going to try this for sure! My Watkins banana pudding mix is going to be fantastic in this! Thanks for sharing!

You’re welcome Cindy!

This looks so incredibly good! I love banana pudding! I am definitely going to have to test out the recipe. I think this would make a perfect midnight snack at a reception!

that looks so good…have it on my list of things to cook this week. Double Yum!!!

THis is divine! I used milk instead of water, however, and I also used real cream. SO GOOD!

Madelyn @ Southern Weddings – Just keep it cold and it will be yummy.

Deshona – enjoy

http://www.adorn-jewelry.blogspot.com – that does sound good.

I’m making this for dessert tonight!!! YUM ;)

Stevie

That looks so good!

Oh… oh my god! You’ve taken my breath away once again!!

Have mercy..

SugarLoveHoney – hope you love it.

Kevin – Thanks Kevin

Tarah – catch your breath because more sweetness is coming.

Mia – no, have a bite.

This is so not on my diet – But Oh Well… This is worth cheating for.

It has bananas, so don’t worry about it.

i love it!!!!!love love love! i live in DR and i thought that they didn’t bring the Jell-o brand but i went to different supermarkets and i found it!Yei! i was so happy i think the whole supermarket noticed (giggles).
I’m gonna try doing it with a lemon flavored pudding! Yum!

Good luck!

Yummy! My coworker makes something similar – hers calls for 2 cups milk, 1 8oz container sour cream, 1 big box vanilla pudding, 1 container cool whip, and 1 can condensed milk with the nilla wafers and bananas. It’s the best banana pudding I’ve ever had – I’m sure yours tastes similar. :) I love, love, love your blog! :)

Thanks Donna Sue

hi. i can remeber banana pudding from when i was little, i live in the united kingdom now. i am looking for away to make it becuase in britain they do not have coolwhip and the other american ingrediants, does anybody know a good recipe i could use? would be much appricated.

You can use heavy whipping cream (whipped) instead of the cool whip.

That looks so good! I always add sour cream to mine. This one is always a crowd pleaser!

Hi there Bakerella
I’m an Aussie baker and we just don’t have the same variety of packaged ingredients here as you do in the USA, hence my big question – what IS pudding and pie mix? I’m hoping if I get a clue as to the ingredients I might be able to find something similar on our shelves… I’m wonderinf if it might be similar to a custart powder, the picture looks close…
I wish I could eat some banana pudding right now, it looks delicious!!

What deliciousness – here’s what i used

http://brands.kraftfoods.com/JELLO/products/pudding/instant-pudding-and-pie-filling/

Oh my little baby cousin would love this. Perhaps i could make it for her birthday.

I have to tell you, my Dad (originally from Louisiana)has a special ingredient he adds to his Banana Pudding & people LOVE it… Canned coconut milk! Try it sometime!!! =)

My mom used to make this all the time when I was a kid, but we made it with strawberries and mini chocolate chips in place of the bananas! It was always so delicious! We let it sit overnight in the fridge to let the wafers get all soft (or in a hurry now I use the cakesters!) Its one of those dishes I have to make for a party or BBQ or I’ll sit in the fridge with a spoon! Yum! :)

The other day I wanted banana pudding but had no nilla wafers. I used graham crackers instead (sprinkled some chopped walnuts in too), and OMG, it was so good!

About the “whipped cream, whipped” thing, it probably meant, whipping cream, whipped, because whipping cream is a liquid before hand, but you pour it into a bowl, and use a whisk or electric mixer to whip it up and make it like whipped cream!

wow that looks amazing

Hi Bakerella,
You are amazing! I only discovered your site a month ago and now im hooked! I’ve made your cupcake pops and they were absolutely amazing. I want to make this banana pudding, but i live in the UK and don’t recognise a few of your ingredients. What is pudding mix? I mean is it milk based? What flavour is it? We have something called Angel Delight in the UK , is that the same thing?
Please help!!
Thanks
Amna

To all the Aussies, Brits and Euros out there…this is what i found in re to pudding.

“It’s not an ingredient that you’ll see called for too often in American cookbooks, but you’re sure to see custard powder mentioned in cookbooks published in the UK or Australia, or even in the pages of foodie magazines imported from either country. It is actually a powdered mix used to make custard, and it is very similar to the type of mix used to make instant pudding in the US. Just combine it with milk, cook to thicken, and you have custard (or pudding)!

omg that look,s so good i love it 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000lot and i am set

i am crazy about the whippe cream it looks soooo good

Thanks! Love your stuff!

what about using actual banana flavored pudding mix instead of the vanilla? if we all like banana’s as much as i’ve read that would just be the topper to it all!

I just made this recipe today. OMG, I think I am in a sugar coma. It is so good! This so trumps my plain jane banana pudding recipe.