Banana Pie Dip
A creamy, no-bake dessert featuring homemade vanilla pudding, fresh mashed bananas, and fluffy whipped cream. Serve with waffle cookies for a delightful crunch. Perfect for parties or snacks!
Equipment
- saucepan
- standing mixer or hand mixer
Ingredients
Vanilla Pudding
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2¼ cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Whipping Cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Dip
- 1 large banana sliced and cut into 4 pieces
- waffle cookies I get mine at Trader Joes
Instructions
Vanilla Pudding
- In a medium saucepan add the sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Turn heat to low. Slowly add the milk, whisking to combine. Add the egg yolks, whisk the eggs in.
- Whisk every 30 seconds, slowly as it comes to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, continue slowly whisking every 30 seconds for another minute or two until it thickens. Then remove from heat.
- Then add the butter and vanilla bean paste (off heat) and whisk to combine. Let the pudding cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a bowl and placing in the refrigerator to cool. You want the pudding to be cold and set, so keep in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, but you can make this part a couple days in advance. If you are going to have it sitting more than a couple hours, please plastic wrap on top to prevent a film from forming.
Whipping Cream
- In a cold bowl, add the cream, sugar and vanilla bean paste.
- Whisk on low for 30 seconds, then increase the speed to medium. Continue whisking until stiff peaks form.
Dip
- To create the dip, add the whipped cream and bananas to the chilled vanilla pudding. Gently fold the ingredients together until you have consistent color throughout.
- Top with a dollop of whipped cream and then sprinkle some waffle cookie crumbles on top.
Notes
This dip is best served as soon as you assemble. You can store in an airtight container for up to 2 days. To keep the bananas from going so brown you can add some lemon juice to them before you add them to the dip. They will change some as it sits though.
You can turn this into a semi-homemade recipe by using a vanilla pudding mix and whip topping (or cool whip) to create this.