Description
Indulgent chocolate banana pudding cups blend creamy dessert magic with rich chocolate layers. Cool southern comfort meets sweet sophistication, promising delightful spoonfuls of pure pleasure you won’t want to miss.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 package (5.1 ounces / 145 grams) instant vanilla pudding mix
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Flavoring:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare the banana pudding mixture by whisking pudding mix, milk, and heavy cream until it reaches a thick, creamy consistency in approximately 2 minutes.
- Fold in mashed bananas and vanilla extract, adjusting sweetness with optional sugar to enhance flavor profile.
- Create a foundational layer in serving cups by sprinkling crushed vanilla wafers as the base.
- Carefully construct layered dessert by adding a generous spoonful of banana pudding over wafer crumbs.
- Strategically place fresh banana slices atop the pudding layer, creating visual and textural interest.
- Repeat layering process, ensuring each component is evenly distributed throughout the cup.
- Finish the final layer with a smooth pudding surface, creating an elegant presentation.
- Craft chocolate ganache by heating heavy cream until it reaches a gentle simmer in a small saucepan.
- Pour hot cream over chocolate chips, allowing them to melt for 2 minutes without stirring.
- Incorporate butter into the mixture, stirring until the ganache becomes glossy and completely smooth.
- Drizzle and spread chocolate ganache evenly across the top of each pudding cup, ensuring complete coverage.
- Refrigerate dessert cups for a minimum of 1 hour to allow flavors to meld and texture to set.
- Serve chilled, showcasing the decadent layers and rich chocolate topping.
Notes
- Elevate texture by toasting crushed vanilla wafers lightly in a pan before layering for extra crunch and deeper flavor.
- Swap dairy milk with coconut or almond milk for a lactose-free version that maintains creamy consistency.
- Use overripe bananas for more intense natural sweetness and richer banana flavor in the pudding base.
- Create a no-sugar-added option by using sugar-free pudding mix and replacing added sugar with stevia or monk fruit sweetener.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 358 kcal
- Sugar: 41 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 47 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg