Creamy Southern Homemade Banana Pudding – egg-free / dairy-free / gluten-free / vegan / no sugar
Did you know that I once competed in a Banana Pudding Eating Contest?
Yes, really… Can’t you picture it? 🙂
It was at Six Flags, and I was with a group of friends. Hungry teenagers, lured by the thought of free banana pudding and Nilla wafers, we all decided to enter. About 3 seconds into the contest, we knew we were way out of our league. I’d eaten a bite and a half of banana pudding, while the guy next to me was halfway finished and the lady next to him was already onto her second bowl!
Needless to say, I didn’t come close to winning the contest, but the banana pudding was delicious and I didn’t end up with a stomachache like I’m sure the winner must have gotten… He ate almost 2 pounds of banana pudding in under 5 minutes!
So can you guess the secret ingredient that makes this healthy banana pudding recipe super thick and creamy without the use of cornstarch or heavy cream? Don’t worry, it’s not garbanzo beans, and it’s not cauliflower. Not this time.
Above, topped with sliced banana and Homemade Healthy Graham Crackers.
Creamy Homemade Banana Pudding
Banana Pudding
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup over-ripe banana, mashed (measure after mashing) (160g)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsp coconut butter (45-60g)
- 1 package MoriNu tofu (Soy-free version: see recipe instructions below)
- pinch stevia extract, or 2-4 tbsp sugar of choice (depending on your tastebuds and the banana ripeness)
- optional: 1/8 tsp turmeric for a deeper-yellow hue
Instructions
Banana Pudding Recipe: Make sure the coconut butter is melted before you begin. (For tips on the easiest ways to melt coconut butter, see Coconut Butter FAQ Page.) Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor, and blend until completely smooth. Makes about 2 cups. (Soy-free version: Omit the tofu, and decrease the coconut butter to 2 tbsp. Decrease the salt to 1/8 tsp. Add 1 cup cashews that have been soaked in water 4-6 hours and drained fully. Vanilla stays the same, and sweeten as desired. Add milk of choice if a thinner pudding is desired.)
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Question of the Day:
Would you ever consider entering a food eating contest?
Do you think you could ever win?
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I think pudding is probably my favourite childhood snack, both banana, and butterscotch mmmmmm. Is there a way to make butterscotch healthy? something tells me there’s not hahaha
This look delicious.. but is there a substitution for Coconut butter? I’ve been wanting to make this for my family, but they’re allergic to coconut.
MMMMM food eating contest, I’ve recently thought about doing them. After my parents watched me down an entire costco pizza with an extra pound of ground turkey, cheese, 2 bell peppers they all said I should look into competitions. Funny part of that is I’m 6’2″ and 165lbs! tall skinny twiggy boy.
Goodness… this looks amazing! All stacked up with naners and wafers. I had a banana bread experiment a bit ago, and this will be the perfect use for my banana stash!
This sounds delicious! I have a question about the tofu, however. What kind did you use? Silken? I’ve never seen that brand of tofu before, so I have to go with what I can find. Thanks in advance! 🙂
I’ve never been in a food eating contest of any kind, and probably never will be! 😛 But a bowl of banana pudding? Now that I can do! Thanks for the recipe!
I stumbled on your site a few weeks ago and love it! I have a question if you wouldn’t mind. Many of your recipes have nutrition facts and some of those are even in image form. How do you calculate these nutrition facts for the recipes since you create these recipes yourself? Looooove Banana Pudding by the way, this is going on the must-try list!
I’m just going to start out by saying how much I love you for the disclaimer that this isn’t made with garbanzo beans or cauliflower. Haha! It looks delicious. And no, I would never consider entering a food eating contest. Aside from the fact that I think they’re insanely disgusting and represent everything wrong with how people today view food, I’m the slowest eater ever. So I’d never win anyway.
this is incredible!
I suppose you could use frozen banana for an ice cream banana pudding aswell?
I love this idea for a pudding! I love banana pudding but don’t eat it often because I know it isnt the healthiest option. I love how you make tasty recipes into tasty and healthy ones!