Can I share a secret with you guys? Just because something is labor-intenseive or 100% homemade doesn’t mean it’s the best. Making great food doesn’t have to be hard, and sometimes shortcuts are delicious. Let’s stop being martyrs here. I used to think the same way you did. I used to make everything absolutely from scratch. And there are a lot of things I only make from scratch, but if there’s a better, easier way of doing them, I ususally do that instead.









Now divide the mixture between the two pies.
Prepare sweetened whipped cream with the remaining whipping cream and 1/3 c. of powdered sugar and spread it on top of the two pies.
Place the clear plastic shells back on the pies and allow to chill for several hours. This is actually really important–I tried eating it right away once and the pie wasn’t banana-y at all and the moisture hadn’t absorbed into the crust, so the crust just fell apart.
And there you have it–the best AND the easiest banana cream pie you’ll ever have or need!

Banana Cream Pie
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 pies
Ingredients
- 1 3.4-ounce package INSTANT vanilla pudding
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 8-serving graham cracker or cookie crusts
- Lots of bananas (4-5 small bananas or 2-3 large ones)
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Notes
Chunky Monkey Variation:
Blend 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter into the pudding/water/sweetened condensed milk mixture (before you fold in the whipped cream). Continue as directed but place in a chocolate cookie crust. Sprinkle with honey roasted peanuts just before serving.
Made this yesterday and everyone loved it! I gave one pie to my parents and the other to a neighbor. My dad loved it so much, he was mad that I didn’t give him both pies lol
It was delicious and easy to make. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for the great recipe!
I like to use golden Oreos to make the crust.
Your blue batter bowl is beautiful! Where did you get it?
Isn’t it fab? I love it so much! Here’s a link! 🙂 https://amzn.to/2JpATT4
It looks so good! Looks like a great pie for upcoming hot days, thank you for sharing!
I haven’t made banana cream pie in ages! Totally making this over spring break with the kids this week!
I make banana cream pie using the instant pudding (same size) and 1/3 cup milk and the rest sour cream. Bananas on the bottom also. It is delicious too!! A favorite in our family. I have never used sweetened condensed milk. Seems like it will be really rich with that and whip cream, but delicious sounding. I will have to try it.
We make super easy individual banana cream pies by crushing a graham cracker in the bottom of a bowl, slicing banana on it, then a single serving of và nilla pudding cup, finish with a squirt of whipped cream.
I made this pie yesterday for Easter. Thank you for a yummy and easy recipe! I loved the cream filling and the banana taste was great. I think I’ll try it with a fresh graham cracker crust next time. I also found that there were some hollow spots in the pie because the filling didn’t reach between the bananas. I may pipe the filling in next time. Or I’ll just forget about it next time and have hollow spots again… 🙂
Do you know if this pie can be frozen and then thawed?
I wouldn’t…I don’t think the bananas would survive. But I’ve never tried it. 🙂
FYI your link to “Sweetened Whipped Cream” is broken. It should link here – https://ourbestbites.com/2008/03/sweetened-whipped-cream/
Try it with Betty Croker chocolate chip cookie as the crust, prepare as directed, divide in half, press into pie dish, bake 375 for 17-20 min, or until edges are brown. Best freaking pie ever! Someone made it for us this way, but used coconut in with the pudding instead of bananas. Didn’t know I liked coconut cream pie until then!
How far in advanced can I make the banana cream pie?
Hi! I love this recipe and will be sharing it with the young women on Wednesday. Just wanted to let you know that the link to the sweetened whipped cream is broken!
Thanks!