Enter the world of luscious decadence with this easy banana cream pudding pie, its a timeless classic made easy – with a rich, and creamy instant pudding mix filling, and loaded with sweet ripe bananas.
Easy Banana Cream Pie Recipe
This banana cream pie is my favorite to make for Thanksgiving, it’s the pie I always want a slice of, and this recipe is the easiest banana cream pie you’ll ever make!
Banana Cream Pie with Pudding Ingredients:
This is a quick overview of the simple ingredients you’ll need for this homemade Banana Cream Pie Recipe. Specific measurements and full recipe instructions are in the printable recipe card below.
- graham cracker sheets
- granulated sugar
- melted butter
- instant vanilla pudding mix
- instant banana cream pudding mix
- whole milk
- ripe bananas
- cool whip
How to Make Banana Cream Pie with Instant Pudding:
- Crush your graham crackers into a nice fine crumb. I like to blend them up in a blender or food processor. But you could also put them in a zip-top bag and crush them with a food mallet.
- Then stir together your sugar, graham cracker crumbs and butter in a mixing bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9inch pie pan and press the mixture down on the bottom and edges of the pan.
- Pour the dry pudding mixes into a large bowl and pour the cold milk over the top. Stir it all together until smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the cool whip to the pudding mixture and mix it into the pudding until smooth.
- Cut your banana into thin slices and lay the sliced bananas evenly in a single layer over the bottom of the pie crust.
- Pour the pudding mixture over the top of the bananas and smooth the top out evenly with a rubber spatula. Place the pie in the fridge to chill for a few hours.
- Spread the remaining cool whip over the top of the pie and serve with additional banana slices if desired.
Banana Pudding Pie Tips & Tricks:
- You’ll use instant pudding mix for this recipe, not a cook pudding mix. Don’t follow the recipe on the side of the pudding box, follow our amounts as instructed below.
- This pie would be delicious topped with garnishes. Try fresh banana slices, chocolate shavings, or toasted coconut!
- Try making a Nilla Wafer crust by using Vanilla Wafter Cookies instead of the graham cracker crust. You’ll want about 1 1/2 cups of cookie crumbs.
- Try a pastry crust for your pie if that’s what you prefer. Pre-bake the pie crust until golden, then let it chill completely before filling it with the bananas and pudding.
- Coat your banana slices in lemon juice to help prevent them from going brown. If you get the pudding on top of the slices quickly the ones in the pie should not get oxidized and shouldn’t turn brown until several hours after the pie is cut into.
How to Store Banana Cream Pudding Pie
Should Banana Cream Pie be Refrigerated?
This banana cream pie should definitely be stored in the fridge because it is filled with dairy. The pudding will loose it’s texture and become running, and probably spoil as well if left out at room temperature for more than an hour or so.
How to store pie?
Wrap the pie, or any pie leftovers in plastic wrap or aluminum foil and store it in the fridge. It will stay good in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Easy Banana Cream Pie Recipe Graham Cracker Crust FAQs
Custard pies are typically made with a custard that is mixed in a bowl and baked after pouring it into the pie shell. Cream pies can be made with a custard base, but it is usually made on the stove to thicken, and the filling is not baked.
Cream pies can also be made with boxed pudding, like in this recipe to keep the pie extra easy.
When bananas are exposed to air, they will turn brown very quickly. You can slice and cover them quickly with the pudding filling, or you can toss them in lemon juice first to prevent them from going brown as quickly.
This pie shouldn’t have any problems with being runny because it is made in a bowl without any cooking – if you added too much milk to your pudding powder then it may be thin. Make sure to follow the instructions in our recipe box for the best results.
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Easy Banana Cream Pie Recipe with Pudding
Ingredients
For the Graham Cracker Crust:
- 12 graham cracker sheets
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
For the Pie Filling:
- 1 3.5 oz vanilla pudding mix
- 1 3.5 oz banana cream pudding mix
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 2 bananas
- 8 oz cool whip
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Instructions
- Crush your graham crackers into a fine crumb. (It should make about 1 1/2 cups).
- Mix together your sugar with your graham cracker crumb in a medium sized bowl.
- Pour your melted butter over the top of your crumb and mix it all together.
- Pour your crust mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch pie crust pan and press down on the bottom and the edges.
- Pour your pudding mixes into a large bowl and pour your milk over it and stir together. Add 1/2 cup of cool whip to the pudding mixture and mix well.
- Cut your bananas into slices and lay them over your graham cracker crust.
- Pour pudding mixture over bananas and smooth top. Place in fridge to set for about 3 hours.
- Top with remaining cool whip and additional bananas before serving.
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Enjoy this delicious and easy banana cream pie!
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William Onan says
Can you use all banana cream pudding instead of one vanilla and one banana cream
Aimee says
Yes of course!! If you like the flavor of banana pudding go for it!
Linda Lukens says
I assumed when reqding the recipe that No Cook pudding would be used. After buying the pudding and looking at the recipe again, it said the boxes of pudding should be 3.5 each. No cook pudding box is 5.1. So I ended up trying to calculate how much I should use to amount to 7 ounces. Should I have used the cook and serve pudding?
Aimee says
It should be the instant pudding mix, not the cook and serve kind. All our local stores (walmart, Kroger, etc.) well the instant pudding in both 3.4 and 5.1oz box sizes. Sorry you were unable to find that.
Betsy Scotto says
Does the banana cream pie use INSTANT pudding? I assume so, but it is not stated.
Aimee Berrett says
So sorry I didnt get back to you sooner, yes its instant
Janet says
Happy Thanksgiving! This is what I am taking to our celebration today. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Janet says
This was a HUGE hit at the celebration! I used a gluten free chocolate pie shell and everyone requested this again.
Natalie says
I love pretty much anything banana flavored but the hubby doesn’t. This sounds heavenly, and I will definitely have to try it and bring it to work sometime, but I think I’m going to head over and check out your chocolate cream pie recipe, I’m sure hubby will like that one!
Yvonne [Tried and Tasty] says
What I wouldn’t give to have a slice of that right now! I’m not a pie fan generally, unless it doesn’t have pastry crust – then I like it! I love graham cracker crust on anything! This looks delicious!