BANANA CREAM PUDDING IN A JAR

I am beyond excited about sharing this adorable dessert! This BANANA CREAM PUDDING IN A JAR will bring back memories of an all American childhood with roots to the classic Banana Pudding dish present at every church or neighborhood pot-luck.

Did you know…?

It turns out the history of this dessert goes back to 1921 when Nilla Wafers published a recipe from Mrs. Laura Kerley of Bloomington, Illinois that called for custard, sliced bananas and a pound of vanilla wafers. There have been many variations created since but it remains a deliciously simple, sweet staple recipe in kitchens across the USA and beyond. Cool huh? She was a recipe blogger of the 1920’s! 🙂

Today I am sharing with you the recipe I made up for these adorable little jars which I feel takes the traditional foil casserole style to a new level. These sassy little servings are perfect for your next little soiree!

Banilla Trifle Jars

Recipe Type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Author: Aniko

Prep time: 10 mins

Total time: 10 mins

Serves: 4 servings

Delicious perfectly portioned Banilla Trifle Jars for your next party!

Ingredients

1 c. rough chopped or broken Nilla Wafers
*Additional Nilla Wafers to garnish (optional)
2 medium bananas sliced
2/3 c. Cool Whip
1 c. prepared Jello vanilla pudding
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. sugar

Instructions

Evenly distribute the chopped or broken Nilla Wafers into 4 -5 oz. jars.
Pipe or spoon the prepared Jello pudding into each jar on top of the Nilla Wafers- distributing evenly.
Add the bananas to each- again distributing evenly.
Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle 1/4 of your mixture onto the bananas in each jar.
Pipe the Cool Whip onto the top (I just use a ziplock bag for this -with about 1/2 in of the corner cut off) of each jar.
Garnish with additional Nilla Wafers if desired.
Enjoy immediately or refrigerate until serving.

This Banana Cream Pudding in a jar is easy as pie… or pudding!

You could very easily multiply the ingredients in this recipe to make more darling Banilla Trifle Jars for your company.

I am over the moon with this recipe for several reasons… first, it is delicious! Even my kid who “hates” bananas gobbled this up quicker than a contestant leaving Survivor! That in itself is a miracle. Second, it takes 10 minutes guys!!! Yep, 10 minutes start to finish- and actually, that is on the high end because I included the time it took to whip up the Jello vanilla pudding (it is soft set in just 5 minutes). Three, it is just such a simple go-to crowd-pleasing dessert that looks really beautiful.

Also, speaking of beautiful…

I will let you in on a little secret! I recycled for this project. That’s right! I actually went to the store and picked up these 4 oz. Mason jelly jars (which you could totally use by the way) and then I remembered something. I saved the containers from my Oui French Style Yogurt because they were nicely shaped glass jars I thought I could use for something. Turns out they were the most attractive little vessels for this tasty treat. So now you know my secret- but you don’t have to keep it to yourself.