Up until a few weeks ago I haven’t had a Nilla Wafer in years. Like seriously, I think the last time I had one was in middle school back in Tucson, AZ. Who am I? How on earth have I gone so many years without these little wafers of goodness? Well, I’ve made up for lost time, something I do quite well, and have created the worlds best pudding pie.
Banana Pudding Pie.
Get into it.
So basically this is what happened. I made this a few weeks ago at work. And then I made it a few hours later at home. And then I made it at home again and then a few more times for friends and at work. I’m obsessed. Banana Pudding Pie is just kinda life changing. You’ve totes got to make it. Super easy and you can really elevate the entire thing if you make your pudding from scratch.
Here’s a play by play…
Start with all your ingredients. You need Nilla Wafers, Chantilly cream, vanilla pudding and some bananas.
Let the layering begin! Start with some of the pudding…
Followed by a healthy dose of Nilla Wafers…
And then some chantilly cream
Followed by a layer of bananananananas.
Another layer of pudding
more Nilla Wafers
Another layer of pudding and then some more bananas
And then finish it off with some more chantilly cream.
Into the fridge it goes until you’re ready to serve!
And here’s my uber professional serving suggestion. Are you ready for this? You could totally try and cut this and try and keep it pretty for you and your friends… but here’s the real deal. You + your friends + a few spoons + banana pudding pie. Period. End of story. It’s best attacked with friends standing around the counter, each holding their own spoon, and going to town. Trust me. It’s the best way to eat this.
Here’s the recipe I used for the vanilla pudding.
And here’s the rest of what you need.
Ingredients
Instructions
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This looks like the best thing since bacon!! And you know since I mentioned bacon, that’s it’s no joke. I will now wipe the drool off my keyboard and try to carry on with my day without thinking of this pie…which we both know will be impossible!
My sister was just begging for pudding as a birthday cake this year instead of cake. I’ll have to make her this! Looks great!
You’ve inspired me to get into Nilla wafers (again) and fully consume banana pudding pie! This looks great. (A) I love bananas and (B) I love the texture variety of smooth pudding and mildly crunchy wafer.
Gorgeous pie!
Your pie takes me back to my grandmother’s house in Tupelo, Mississippi in the 60′s…”Banana Puddin’” was a special treat that she served whenever we visited from Vermont. Banana Pudding Pie is a fun update to that traditional southern dessert!
Mmmmm. I haven’t had this in years! Must make it soon.
Yum! I made something similar to this recently for my mother-in-law’s birthday…I’m not sure what happened but I ended up with very little time to come up for a birthday treat for her. She loved it.
I’ve been anxiously awaiting this post ever since you tweeted a picture of it! Can’t wait to try it for myself!
My grandma makes this for me every time I come into town. It’s my favorite!
You described the scene perfectly…friends + spoons = devoured! Must make this.
Neat! Love that this is crust free! Can’t wait to try this one out
what is the substitute for the wafers
Looks so drool-worthy!! I want
Mmmmm, like a giant banana trifle almost but pudding always sounds way better. Yeah I wouldn’t cut it, just dive in with some spoons…
Awesome!
My husband loves banana pudding pies! I’ll have to make this soon.
Nilla wafers & pudding pie ~ such a great flashback dessert
OBSESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the idea of making the pudding from scratch. This really does look life changing!
Ha! I love Nilla wafers. They only make appearances in my family home around the holidays when they get crushed up and used as a base in my mom’s rum balls. We kids used to come to blows over the leftover wafers. This pudding pie looks amazing, and I love love love your serving suggestion!
this looks so good!! i’ve definitely said this before, but your blog is so great because it’s so accessible. i see other blogs and their gorgeous pictures, and my stomach rumbles and all that, but your blog? i actually want to MAKE everything, and i often do! thanks so much for sharing!!
I can’t believe it’s been so long since you had a Nilla Wafer! Those things are seriously addicting.
On another note, this pie looks fabulous. I didn’t know it’d be so easy to whip up!
Does it work in square 9 in. Glass dish?
yes! that would totally work