Easter Banana Pudding Cups
These fun and easy Easter Banana Pudding Cups are made with layers of banana cream pudding, Nilla wafers, and whipped cream- topped with a cute marshmallow Peep!
CUTE PUDDING CUPS WITH PEEPS
These Easter Banana Pudding Cups are the cutest thing to make for your Easter dessert table this year. They’re perfect for the kids and are so adorable! They aren’t just for the kids, the adults can totally enjoy these too! These pudding cups are just the right amount for a decent sized serving and will satisfy any sweet tooth you have after hunting for all the eggs and enjoying your Easter meal!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
I like to use the 6 ounce plastic cups (paid affiliate link). They’re great for snack cups like this. I used them to make my Frankenstein Pudding Cups around Halloween and they turned out great.
The food dye is definitely optional. Not coloring it doesn’t take away from how cute they are. You could also use a different color if desired.
Sure, I think they’d look good on here too, especially if you can’t get the regular Peeps. They can be a little harder to get to stand up but if you place them just right, it will look adorable.
Of course! I loved the yellow color of the banana pudding and the taste obviously works well with the Nilla wafers but you can certainly use chocolate or vanilla. The chocolate would give it more of a “dirt” color.
Absolutely. Other cookies that would be great would be Lorna Doone shortbread cookies or the Pepperidge Farm Chessman cookies.
I’d say these are best enjoyed the day you make them. Only because the Nilla wafer crumbles can get soggy. I wouldn’t really try to keep leftovers. But if you want to give it a try, you can. You should cover any leftovers with some plastic wrap and refrigerate.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- instant banana cream pudding mix– use the larger box or two of the smaller boxes. Also, if you want to go totally from scratch, you can make your own homemade banana pudding or homemade vanilla pudding.
- cold milk – I don’t use anything less than 2% milk but you could certainly use what you prefer.
- Nilla wafer cookies – see other options to try in the FAQ section
- green food coloring – as I state above, this is optional.
- whipped topping – if you prefer, you can make your own homemade whipped cream.
- Peeps marshmallow chicks – feel free to use any color you like or can find.
- chocolate eggs – Cadbury eggs. You can usually find these in the holiday aisle of your grocery store.
HOW TO MAKE EASTER BANANA PUDDING CUPS
Mix the pudding mix and milk in a large bowl for 2 minutes, or until the mixture becomes thickened. Place foil over the bowl and set aside in the refrigerator. Place the vanilla wafer cookies in a large plastic bag. Using a rolling pin, crush the wafer cookies until they become crumbs.
Place 1/3 of the crumbs into a bowl with 3-5 drops of green food dye and mix them together. Use more or less food dye depending on how green you would like the crumbs to be. To assemble the pudding cup, add 1-2 tablespoons of the normal cookie crumbs to the bottom of the cup and then add 1/4 cup of pudding.
Repeat the cookie crumb layer. Then dollop 2-3 Tablespoons of whipped topping into the cup. Sprinkle 1-2 Tablespoons of green cookie crumbs onto the top of the pudding layer.
Last, place 1 Peeps chick and 3 chocolate eggs on the top of the pudding cup. Serve cold and enjoy immediately, or keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
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Easter Banana Pudding Cups
Ingredients
- 5.1 ounce box instant banana cream pudding mix (larger box)
- 3 cups cold milk
- 50 Nilla wafer cookies
- green food coloring (optional)
- 6 snack-size plastic cups
- whipped topping
- 6 Peeps marshmallow chicks
- 18 Cadbury chocolate eggs
Instructions
- Mix the pudding mix and milk in a large bowl for 2 minutes, or until the mixture becomes thickened. Place foil over the bowl and set aside in the refrigerator.
- Place the vanilla wafer cookies in a large plastic bag. Using a rolling pin, crush the wafer cookies until they become crumbs.
- Place 1/3 of the crumbs into a bowl with 3-5 drops of green food coloring and mix them together. Use more or less food coloring depending on how green you would like the crumbs to be. Note: if you don't want to use the green food coloring, just skip this step.
- To assemble the pudding cup, add 1-2 tablespoons of the normal cookie crumbs to the bottom of the cup and then add 1/4 cup of pudding.
- Repeat the cookie crumb layer. Then dollop 2-3 tablespoons of whipped topping into the cup.
- Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of green cookie crumbs onto the top of the pudding layer.
- Last, place 1 Peeps chick and 3 chocolate eggs on the top of the pudding cup.
- Serve cold and enjoy immediately, or keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Notes
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
