BANANA PUDDING CUPCAKES RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Banana Pudding Cupcakes Recipe - (4.6/5) image

Provided by msippigrl

Number Of Ingredients 10

12 vanilla cupcakes, prepared and cooled
1 (4-serving size) box vanilla instant pudding mix, or can use sugar free fat free white chocolate pudding mix
1 1/3 cup skim milk
1 drop yellow liquid food color
1 small banana, diced small
1 pint heavy cream
6 tablespoons confectioners powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Mini vanilla wafers
Additional slices of banana for garnish, optional

Steps:

How I made them: I prepared Betty Crocker Golden Vanilla cake mix for the cupcakes. When they were cooled completely, I used a thin, sharp knife to hollow out the centers of cupcakes as shown in one of the photos above. For the pudding filling: I whisked sugar free / fat free instant white chocolate pudding mix with 1 1/3 cup skim milk (and a drop of yellow liquid food color) then refrigerated. Meanwhile, with a mixer on high speed, I beat a pint of whipping cream with 6 tablespoons confectioners sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract until stiff peaks formed. Then, I folded a scant one-third of the whipped cream into the chilled pudding, then added the diced bananas to it. (The remaining whipped cream is used for the top.) I filled the cupcake holes with the banana pudding filling, just to the top of the cupcakes. I then dolloped whipped cream over the top of the filling. I garnished tops of cupcakes first with crushed vanilla wafers then with a single vanilla wafer and a slice of banana.