Banana Pudding Cupcakes

Moist vanilla cupcakes are filled with homemade banana-vanilla pudding and topped with whipped cream and crushed wafers for a classic sweet treat.

• Preparation Time: 35 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 237 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
• 24 vanilla wafers (such as Nilla®)
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package vanilla cake mix (such as Duncan Hines®)
• 1 cup vanilla pudding
• 1 cup sweetened whipped cream, or more to taste
• 0.33333334326744 cup vegetable oil
• 1.6666667461395 cups crushed vanilla wafers (such as Nilla®), divided
• 0.5 cup thinly sliced ripe banana

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Combine vanilla pudding and sliced banana in a small bowl.

Step 4

Place 1 vanilla wafer flat-side down in the bottom of each liner.

Step 5

Combine cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Fold in 1 cup crushed wafers and mashed bananas. Scoop batter into the prepared muffin cups.

Step 6

Scoop out tops of cooled cupcakes, leaving a small hole in the middle of each. Fill holes with pudding mixture; top with a heaping spoonful of whipped cream. Garnish cupcakes with remaining 2/3 cup crushed wafers.