Mini Banana Cream Pies

These Mini Banana Cream Pies deliver the delicious flavor of banana pudding in little pies with sweet and crunchy nilla wafer crust!
Mini Banana Cream Pies

Banana cream pie is something I’ve never been a huge fan of, mainly because I prefer to eat bananas as a snack or in bread.

But when I married my husband I discovered a new found love for banana pudding. His grandpa searched long and hard to find the perfect recipe, and he did. It doesn’t have any artificial banana flavoring in it which is a huge plus in my book.

The other day I decided to make mini banana cream pies using/adapting his recipe. Instead of layering wafers throughout, I opted for a Nilla wafer crust. They turned out perfect- sweet, creamy and full of real banana slices. Yum! Note: I used my mini tart pan to make my pies, but this recipe is for a standard 9″ pie.

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Mini Banana Cream Pies Recipe

These Mini Banana Cream Pies deliver the delicious flavor of banana pudding in little pies with sweet and crunchy nilla wafer crust!
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Course: Dessert, Pastries, Pies & Tarts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Chill: 10 minutes
Total Time: 28 minutes
Servings: 6 - 8
Calories: 696kcal
Author: Andrea
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Ingredients

crust

  • 3 1/2 cups Nilla wafers
  • 8 Tbsp (1 stick) butter - melted and cooled
  • 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • pinch of salt

filling

  • 1 (3) oz package instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 can condensed milk
  • 1 1/2 bananas - sliced

topping

  • 1/2 banana - sliced
  • 1/4 cup Nilla wafers
  • whipped cream - optional
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Instructions

crust
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place the wafers into a large ziplock bag and pound them with a rolling pin until they become coarse crumbs. 
  •  In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine wafer crumbs, flour, sugar, salt and butter. Mix on low speed for 1 minute. 
  • Press moistened mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9″ pie dish. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and let cool completely before filling.
filling and topping
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment on, whip cream until soft peaks begin to form. Remove from bowl and place in refrigerator.
  •  Pour pudding package into the bowl, add milk and condensed milk. Beat for 1 minute on medium or until the mixture becomes smooth. Remove bowl and place in refrigerator for 10-15 minutes. 
  • Once mixture has set, fold in whipped cream. Pour ⅓ of the mixture into the pie dish. Place ½ of the bananas on top of the mixture. Pour another ⅓ and cover with bananas. Pour the remaining mixture over and smooth with a spatula.
  • Chill until ready to serve. Top with desired toppings and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 696kcal | Carbohydrates: 98g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 560mg | Potassium: 385mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 62g | Vitamin A: 646IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 1mg
Recipe by Stephen + Natalie 

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Comments:

  1. Oh I love the idea of the SCM in there! Delish! I just made a banana cream pie myself. These are so adorable!

  2. This sounds just like the banana pudding we make…it is incredible!!!! I love that you made it into little mini pies…so cute!!!