Going Bananas for Banana Pudding...Cupcakes?

Seriously? Banana pudding cupcakes?? Believe it or not, YES!

Here is a cupcake that, in my opinion, is healthy for you! ;) I mean you are eating bananas after all! The recipe calls for 2 medium bananas, but I used 3 because I wanted a good banana flavor. I thought that the extra banana added enough flavor without it being overpowering. If you are unsure, I would make the batter with 2 bananas, taste it and then add more if you need to. I will admit it killed me to make this recipe a little because I had to use a box cake mix! But it was very good!

The recipe calls for whipped cream topping using Cool Whip. I made my own whipped cream and it turned out great! I will put the whipped cream recipe at the bottom too! After you put the whipped cream on, you sprinkle it with crumbled vanilla wafers and a banana chip! Yummy!

Hope you go "bananas" over this recipe! Enjoy!!

-Kym's Kitchen 


Banana Pudding Cupcakes
(from: Betty Crocker Cupcake Book*)

Ingredients:
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® vanilla cake mix
1 box (4-serving size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 medium)
45 vanilla wafer cookies, crushed (2 cups)
15 vanilla wafer cookies, coarsely crushed (2/3 cup) 
24 dried banana chips 

Directions:   

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix, milk, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in mashed bananas and 2 cups crushed cookies. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. 
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely. 
4. Frost cupcakes with whipped topping. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup crushed cookies. Top with banana chips.


Homemade Whipped Cream
(From: Kym's Kitchen)

Ingredients:
 
16 oz. heavy whipping cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar

Directions:

1. Whip cream in a stand mixer or hand mixer until it peaks. 
2. Add in the sugar and vanilla. Mix until the the sugar is completely mixed in. It should not taste gritty.  


* Link to the website: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/banana-pudding-cupcakes/bd30a3e2-efba-4128-af8b-843a3105b8c9?term=banana