If you were looking for a quick and reliable vegan banana pudding recipe, then you’ve come to the right place! Not only does it taste great, but it can be easier to make than a traditional banana pudding recipe. In just 5 minutes, you can be enjoying a fantastic vegan-friendly dessert. Let’s walk through what it takes to make this vegan pudding.
What Exactly is Vegan Banana Pudding?
Unlike your bog-standard banana pudding, the vegan version differs slightly. To keep it short, only two plant-based ingredients are needed to make Simply Delish’s Instant Vegan Banana Pudding – the pudding mix, and any plant-based milk. This is a fool-proof recipe that only takes five minutes to make.
All You Need Are 4 Things to Nail This Vegan Banana Pudding Recipe
Simply Delish Pudding Mix: Making a delicious pudding by hand can often be a time-consuming and difficult process. Thankfully, Simply Delish’s banana pudding mix will get you the results you want in almost no time at all.
Plant-based Milk: Making this pudding requires you to use a liquid to mix with the Simply Delish pack. Using a plant-based milk option allows you to keep this banana pudding vegan-friendly. If you’re not sure which plant-based milk will work best for you, read this blog on 5 Plant-Based Milks You Need to Try.
Handheld Mixer: You could try and be a hero, and mix your vegan banana pudding powder and milk by hand, but who needs all of that effort? We recommend grabbing an electric handheld mixer and beating the pudding mix and milk for two minutes to get the consistency you??re after.
Spoon: The last thing you need is a simple one: a spoon. You might be thinking ‘Well obviously…’, but trust us, we’ve seen some real interesting people try and eat this delicious dessert without one. If you’re one of ‘those’… you do you…
3 Steps to Vegan Banana Pudding
Step one: to get this vegan banana pudding started, you’ll need your Simply Delish Instant Banana Pudding mix and a plant-based milk of your choice. Empty the banana pudding sachet into a bowl and measure and pour in 11/4 cup of the milk.
Step two: Take the handheld electric mixer and start mixing the powder and milk combination for two minutes until homogenous and smooth.
Step three: Pour the mixed pudding into a dish, let it stand for 5 minutes, and then serve.
Storing Your Vegan Banana Pudding
We’ve never had an issue with making too much banana pudding! But we also know we have a problem. So if your eyes were too big for your stomach, storing your leftover pudding is easy. Grab an airtight container, spoon in whatever is left of your pudding, close it up and leave it in the refrigerator. It will hold for 3 days, not that we think you’ll be able to hold off for that long!
Ingredients
Dextrin
Emulsifiers
Starch (potato)
Natural flavor (banana)
Natural color (beta carotene)
Erythritol
Stevia extract
Salt
Upgrading Your Vegan Banana Pudding
Even though Simply Delish’s instant vegan banana pudding can be brilliant on its own, sometimes you just need a little something extra. The great new is that this can be easily achievable with a little ingenuity. Take a look here at a lovely recipe for Banana Bread Pudding Squares with Banana Frosting:
Ingredients:
Blondies:
- 1 cup oat flour
- 2tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 1 tbsp ground flax, plus 2 tbsp water
- 1 large banana mashed
- 1/3 cup almond butter
- 2 tbsp oat milk
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- Splash vanilla
Banana Pudding Frosting:
- 1/2 packet Simply Delish Banana Pudding
- 1/2 cup oat milk, plus 2 tbsp
- Optional toppings: Crushed cookies of choice, crushed nuts, chocolate chips or cinnamon
Instructions:
Blondies:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare flax egg and set aside. Mix dry ingredients.
- Add wet ingredients to flax egg.
- Then combine dry and wet (do not over mix).
- Transfer to prepared 9×5 loaf pan and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes.
Banana Pudding Frosting:
- While blondies bake, whisk pudding mix with milk for 2 minutes.
- Once blondies have cooled, spread on frosting plus optional toppings and enjoy!
