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Banana pudding cupcakes: moist, vanilla cupcakes filled with banana pudding and topped with creamy, vanilla frosting and vanilla wafer crumbles.
As you all know, I love baking! But do you know another thing that I love?! Convenience!
If you are like me and like to take advantage of any opportunity to save some time and make your life easier, you will love this quick and easy banana pudding cupcake recipe featuring Pillsbury™ Filled Pastry Bag Vanilla frosting.
Made using boxed vanilla cake mix, boxed banana pudding, Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bags, and garnished with vanilla wafers, these tasty banana pudding cupcakes are super delicious and easy to make.
Fans of banana pudding will also love this banana pudding popsicle recipe, my banana cream pudding cookies, and these bite-sized banana pudding cookie cups.
Ingredients
Start by gathering your ingredients:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- Water, oil, and eggs as called for on cake mix box
- 1 box instant banana pudding mix
- 1 ½ cups cold milk
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 banana, chopped
- 2 Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bags Vanilla Frosting
- 1 box vanilla wafers
Making Banana Pudding Cupcakes
You will also find a printable version of the recipe at the bottom of the post for your convenience.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners. Place 1 vanilla wafer flat-side down in the bottom of each cupcake liner. Then, prepare cupcakes according to package instructions.
Next, combine banana pudding mix, milk, and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl. Whisk until thickened, about 5 minutes. Fold in chopped bananas.
Using a paring knife, cut small holes out of the top of cooled cupcakes. Fill holes with banana pudding mixture.
Now comes my favorite part of the recipe: topping the cupcakes with vanilla frosting using new Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bags.
Filled with 16 oz. of Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Frosting, the same amount that comes in a traditional tub, Pillsbury Pastry Bags makes icing treats fun and easy.
Simply push the frosting down toward the tip and twist the top of the bag. Then, remove the plastic cover from the star tip. Now you are ready to begin the fun part! Frost your cupcakes by squeezing from the top of the pastry bag.
Finally, garnish each cupcake with a vanilla wafer and vanilla wafer crumbles.
Enjoy!
Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bags
I am in love with the new Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bags. They make frosting cupcakes, like a pro, possible even for the average baker.
Pillsbury Pastry Bags comes in three delicious Pillsbury Creamy Supreme flavors: Chocolate Fudge, Vanilla and Cream Cheese.
With the built-in star tip you can decorate your treats in various fun designs such as swirls, rosettes, stars, and waves.
Plus, the kids will love to help you out in the kitchen because frosting cupcakes with the Pillsbury Pastry Bag is super fun to do!
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Banana Pudding Cupcakes
Moist vanilla cupcakes filled with banana pudding and topped with delicious vanilla icing and a vanilla wafer.
Ingredients
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- water, oil, and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 1 (3.4-ounce) box instant banana pudding mix
- 1 ½ cups cold milk
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 banana, chopped
- 2 tubs of vanilla frosting (we used Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bags)
- 1 box vanilla wafers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cupcakes tins with cupcake liners.
- Place 1 vanilla wafer flat-side down in the bottom of each cupcake liner.
- Prepare cupcakes according to package instructions.
- Combine banana pudding mix, milk, and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl. Whisk until thickened, about 5 minutes. Fold in chopped bananas.
- Using a paring knife, cut small holes out of the top of cooled cupcakes. Fill holes with banana pudding mixture.
- Top cupcakes with vanilla frosting.
- Garnish each cupcake with a vanilla wafer and vanilla wafer crumbles.

I guess my question is, do these have to be refrigerated?
Yes, the cupcakes should be refrigerated due to the milk/pudding.