This banana cream pie is the best! With a buttery sweet graham cracker crust, banana pudding filling and topped with whipped cream!
My favorite type of pie is always a cream pie, and banana cream pie is my favorite pie of all!
It always has to have a graham cracker crust though. For this pie, I usually just make it with pudding mixes to make it quicker and easier, and that’s how I grew up with it. So its what I stuck with this time too – because I knew it would be the best. I did however make a homemade graham cracker crust because its better that way – but if you want to buy a store bought crust you’re welcome to do that too.
Some typical banana cream pies only have vanilla pudding, but I wanted the banana flavor to be strong so I used one banana cream pudding mix and one vanilla pudding mix.
What is your favorite kind of pie? Or are you more or a cake and brownies kind of person?
Banana Cream Pie
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
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.
Enjoy this delicious and easy banana cream pie!
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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!