No Bake Banana Cream Pie Recipe - BubbaPie (2024)

This no bake banana cream pie is packed with old fashioned flavor. Made with instant vanilla pudding, it is quick, easy and delicious. No baking required, a couple minutes of prep time and just a few easy ingredients!

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Old Fashioned Pie? Yes Please!

There is something about an old fashioned pie that just screams “Comfort Food”. And you know that here at Bubba Pie, we are all about the comfort food. It’s funny, as popular as pies are as a dessert, I feel like I hardly hear of anyone making one of my favorites: Banana Cream Pie. It seems like more of something you’d find at a restaurant or a diner than at home. But, the truth is, Banana Cream Pies can be super quick and easy desserts to make.

By using Instant Pudding Mix and a premade Graham Cracker Crust, you can cut a whole bunch of time off of this Banana Cream Pie recipe. Now you can easily bring that down home flavor to your next dinner party or cookout. It is light, fluffy and delicious! Your guests won’t be able to just have one piece.

No Bake Banana Cream Pie Recipe

INGREDIENTS

Whipping Cream

• 2 c. heavy whipping cream
• 4 T. powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Pie

• 1 cup cold 2% milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)
• 2 medium firm bananas, sliced
• Additional banana slices, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pour heavy whipping cream, sugar and vanilla into a medium bowl and whisk on high speed until medium to stiff peaks form. Set aside. This recipe is so much easier with an electric mixer! We love our Kitchenaid Stand Mixer! Or, if you are looking for a less expensive option, this 6 Qt Kucco Stand Mixer gets great reviews!
2. In a large bowl, whisk milk, vanilla and pudding mix for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick). Fold in 3 cups of your whipping cream.
3. Pour 1-1/3 cups of pudding mixture into pie crust. Layer with banana slices and remaining pudding mixture. Top with remaining whipped topping and garnish with additional banana slices if desired. Refrigerate until serving.

How Long Will A No Bake Banana Cream Pie Last?

Your No Bake Banana Cream Pie should last about 3 days when kept in the refrigerator. Always keep it covered with a plastic lid, aluminum foil or plastic wrap as much as possible. We all know that bananas can brown quickly. If your worried about them browning while you are making the pie or during its presentation, you can always treat them with some citric juice, lemon and lime juice work great.

Can You Use Banana Pudding In Banana Cream Pie?

Yep! We use Vanilla Pudding in our recipe. But you can substitute for another pudding flavor if you’d like. French Vanilla would work. Or even Banana Pudding for an even stronger banana flavor!

Do You Have To Use Homemade Whipping Cream?

Nope! You can just buy and thaw some Cool Whip and this recipe will be just fine. It’s a great shortcut if you are short on time!

Other Variations

If it’s important to you, you can always substitute in your favorite homemade pie crust recipe. I know that some people are pretty picky about using a homemade crust! You can also use an chocolate or Oreo Cookie Crust.

You can also put some fun toppings on your banana cream pie to liven things up even more. Some ideas would be:

• COCONUT FLAKES
• MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS
• CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS
• OREO COOKIES (CRUSHED)
• VANILLA WAFERS

Enjoy this No Bake Banana Pudding Pie! Let me know how it turns out in the comment section!

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