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Our Banana Pudding Cupcakes Recipe is a short cut recipe that starts with a yellow cake mix. Semi-homemade recipes are perfect for beginner bakers. You don’t need a lot of tools, and it won’t make a big mess either – which I love!
You can always find bananas in my home. We love them, and of course, that means we love banana pudding too. If you love banana pudding as much as we do, then these cupcakes are for you!
They combine delicious banana pudding, cake, and frosting. And since you’re relying on supermarket short cuts, they won’t take too long to make either.
They are perfect if you’re looking for a sweet treat, but don’t feel like making banana bread or banana cream pie.
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This cupcake recipe is easy to make and uses many of the ingredients you have in your pantry!
- whole milk
- granulated sugar
- egg yolks
- cornstarch
- vanilla extract
- yellow cake mix
- unsalted butter
- powdered sugar
- heavy whipping cream
- ground cinnamon
How to Make Banana Pudding Cupcakes
Banana Pudding Directions
- In a medium saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, milk, banana extract, and egg yolks.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently with a whisk. Cook until bubbly and thickened; about 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool in the fridge.
Cupcake Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Using a hand or stand mixer, combine all ingredients.
- Fill each liner about ¾ of the way up.
- Bake for 19 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.
Frosting Directions
- Using a stand mixer, combine all of the frosting ingredients and beat until smooth.
- Scoop frosting into the piping bag.
Decorating directions
- Spoon on about 1 ½ tbsp banana pudding onto the top of each cupcake.
- Pipe a dollop of frosting on top of the pudding and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Top each cupcake with a vanilla wafer cookie.
Want More Banana Recipes?
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie – this tastes a little bit more like dessert than breakfast! Trust me when I say that this is so good!
- Cinnamon Banana Bread Muffins – simple, easy, and great to make with the kiddos! I like making these in a mini muffin pan and putting two into lunchboxes.
- Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Coconut – my absolute favorite go-to banana bread recipe. It is just divine!
- Blueberry Banana Breakfast Cookie Recipe – quick and easy on-the-go breakfast or snack for the whole family.
- Banana Blueberry Almond Smoothie Bowl – delicious and healthy way to start your day off, this smoothie bowl is loaded with vitamins and protein!
- Salted Caramel Banana Bread – perfect for when you need to use up the bananas but you want something a little decadent.
More Cupcake Recipes
Banana Pudding Cupcakes Recipe
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Banana Pudding Cupcakes
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Equipment
- Muffin Tins – Two 12 Count
- Cupcake liners
- Large piping bag with star tip
Ingredients
Banana Pudding Ingredients
- 2 C Whole milk
- 1/4 C sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 3 TBSP cornstarch
- 2 TSP banana extract
- 1/4 TSP kosher salt
Banana pudding Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 box of Butter Yellow Cake mix
- 1 C water
- 1/3 C unsalted butter softened
- 3 large eggs
Cinnamon Frosting Ingredients
- 2 C unsalted butter softened
- 4 ½ C powdered sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 – 6 Heavy whipping cream
- 3 TBSP ground cinnamon
- 1 container of vanilla wafer cookies
Instructions
Banana Pudding Directions
- In a medium saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, milk, banana extract, and egg yolks.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently with a whisk. Cook until bubbly and thickened; about 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Transfer the pudding into a bowl. Chill in the fridge for a few hours.
Cupcake Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan with the liners
- Using a hand or stand mixer, combine all ingredients.
- Fill each liner about ¾ of the way up.
- Bake for 19 minutes or until a light golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.
Frosting Directions
- Using a stand mixer, combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla until smooth and producing stiff peaks.
- Scoop frosting into the piping bag.
Decorating directions
- Spoon on about 1 ½ tbsp banana pudding onto the top of each cupcake and smooth out.
- Pipe a dollop of frosting on top of the pudding and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Top each cupcake with a vanilla wafer cookie.
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