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glasses of banana pudding with two spoons beside, vanilla wafers and flowers around on marble surface.

Homemade Banana Pudding Cups

4.41 from 5 votes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Author: Traci Crossland
The perfect nostalgic dessert for any and all occasions! These super simple homemade Banana Pudding Cups are sweet, creamy, and melt in your mouth delicious.

Ingredients

Puddings

  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 Tablespoons salted butter sliced
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

Chantilly Cream

  • 1 cup heavy cream cold
  • 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions

Pudding

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar and cornstarch.
  • Mix in egg yolks. Set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, heat milk until it starts to bubble around the edges.
  • Slowly whisk hot milk into egg mixture.
  • Return to saucepan.
  • Cook over medium low heat, stirring continuously, until custard thickens, about 5-8 minutes.
  • Stir in butter and vanilla.
  • Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a clean bowl.
  • Let cool.

Chantilly Cream

  • In a small bowl, combine cream, sugar, and vanilla.
  • Beat at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.

Assembly

  • Spoon ½ inch custard into the bottom of each glass.
  • Cover custard with banana slices.
  • Top with 1 Tablespoon vanilla wafers.
  • Spoon another ½ inch custard on top of vanilla wafers.
  • Repeat layers to top of glasses.
  • Spoon Chantilly cream on top of puddings.

Notes

  • Don't skip straining the custard! This is to ensure no lumps of cooked egg are in the custard.
  • Be sure to strain the custard into a glass bowl.
  • The layering amounts in this recipe all depend on the size glass you use! Adjust as needed.
  • Make sure the vanilla custard is completely cool before assembly! You can also place the custard in the fridge, if needed. Just be sure to cover the bowl the custard is in with plastic wrap.
  • This recipe is best eaten the day it's made.
  • If desired, gluten-free vanilla wafers can be used in this recipe to make it gluten-free!

Nutrition

Serving: 1puddingCalories: 726kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 12gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 24gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 373mgSodium: 232mgPotassium: 506mgFiber: 2gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 1653IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 227mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.