Banana cream pie is a wonderful dessert and this recipe is no exception. Creamy pudding, graham cracker crust, and whipped cream on top make it a super tasty, super simple addition to your dessert arsenal!
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Why I Love This Recipe?
I love this banana cream pie recipe because it is both simple and delicious. Most of the ingredients are store-bought and whip together at lightning speed. But the result is spectacular and impressive enough to throw together for last-minute dessert needs.
Ingredients & Equipment
Ingredients
- Graham Cracker Pie Crust: Buy these pre-made and ready to go. These come in a Gluten Free variety as well, if your family needs that. These will keep in the pantry or freezer for months, so buy one or two and hand onto it until you need them.
- Banana Cream Instant Pudding: I didnt realize there was instant pudding variety until not very long ago. No heating just add milk, stir, and it’s pudding in 3 minutes. Again, you can keep this on the shelf until the day you need it.
- Banana: We always keep fresh bananas on hand for snacks and breakfasts, so these are very easy to come by in our house. You want a fresh banana, not mushy, since this recipe calls for cutting it into small discs.
- Canned Whipped Cream: The piece de resistance! These cans of cream will also last quite a while in the refridgerator, so you can carefully keep one on hand. Add this right before serving or it will melt into a delicious puddle. Still tasty but less impressive.
Equipment Needed for Making 3-minute Banana Cream Pie
- Whisk: Not entirely necessary, but it makes the pudding come together faster than a fork. Silicone coating on the whisk will also protect your non-stick pan, if youre using one.
- Pie Server: The one item I need but don’t have yet. Serrated for cutting the pie and shaped properly to serve triangular pieces without mutilating the rest of the pie, a pie server works SO MUCH BETTER than a square spatula. Everytime I make my Foolproof Quiche I curse myself for not having one yet.
- Paring Knife: Not necessary as a cutting utensil, as a butter knife can cut a banana just as easily, but it makes it easier for sure.
Preparation
The Pie Comes Together!
- Prepare the instant banana pudding jello per the recipe instructions on the box. Basically combine milk and the pudding mix and whisk to combine. Let it sit for a minute and it should start to thicken through some form of culinary wizardry that I dont fully understand.
- Unwrap the pie crust and the banana. Cut the banana into 1/4″ thick discs and spread them in an even layer on the pie crust.
- Pour the banana cream pudding into the banana lined pie crust, spreading it out evenly if necessary. The spreading isnt necessary, but it will help it look better if you are skipping the whp cream step.
- For the finale, empty an entire can of whip cream on top of the pie in a spiral pattern. It builds pretty high, but the canned whip cream isnt stable at room temperature, so it collapses quickly.
- Serve to your hungry family. The pie serves very mesily, but the flavor is amazing. Enjoy!
Whisk to combine and set Line crust with banana slices. Pour in the Banana Cream Pudding Serve to eager guests! The result, happy guests!
5-Minute Banana Cream Pie
Equipment
- Serrated Pie Server
- Paring Knife
- Whisk
- Small Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 Graham Cracker Crust Pre-made
- 1 Large Banana Ripe
- 1 Box Instant Banana Cream Pudding
- 1 Can Whipped Cream
Instructions
- Make the pudding per the instructions on the box and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- While the pudding is thickening, slice the banana into ¼ inch discs and line the graham cracker crust with them.
- Pour the pudding into the banana-lined crust and spread to smooth if necessary.
- Empty the whole can of whipped cream in a circular pattern on top of the pudding to finish. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions
It can be! There are gluten free graham cracker pie crusts available and that is the only part of the pie which contains gluten. Just substitute out the graham cracker crust with a Gluten Free Graham Cracker crust, and you are set!
This banana cream pie will keep in the fridge as long as you dont add the whip cream first. Canned whip cream isnt meant to be stable once out of the can, so it melts quickly and turns the pie into soup. It’s still delicious but quite a bit messier.
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