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Banana Cream Tarts in a Chocolate Pastry Crust

Apr 14, 2023 · 3 Comments

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These Banana Cream Tarts are a super easy recipe to to make. This dessert consists of a banana cream pudding filling in a chocolate crust, ripe bananas and drizzled with melted chocolate. If you love bananas and chocolate together you are going to love these tarts!

banana cream individual tarts in a chocolate crust

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The individual tarts make this simple recipe fit for a dinner table dessert. Prefer a no-bake banana pie? Simply pour the filling into a store-bought crust and allow to set up in the fridge.

Ingredients

  • Water
  • Instant banana pudding mix: be sure to use instant and not the pudding mix that requires cooking
  • Sweetened condensed milk
  • Heavy cream
  • Ripe bananas
  • Prebaked chocolate tart shells: check out our chocolate crust recipe (I like to use 4" tart pans with a removeable bottom for easy release)
banana cream tart on a plate

Time needed

Give yourself a few hours to make this recipe as the banana pudding filling needs to set up in the fridge for a few hours:

  • Combine the instant banana pudding mix, sweetened condensed milk and water in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk well until no lumps remain. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
  • After the pudding sets, whip the heavy cream to medium peaks. Gently fold the cream into the banana pudding until no streaks remain.
  • The filling is now ready to fill your pre-baked tart shells.
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Flavor variations

Consider adding the banana filling to a prebaked graham cracker crust (a store-bought crust is fine). The graham crackers and banana cream work well together.

Layer sliced strawberries on the bottom of the crust before adding the banana cream. Bananas and strawberries are a match made in heaven!

FAQs

How to decorate the banana cream tarts?

Countless ways to decorate these tarts! For example, drizzle with a little melted chocolate, add torched banana slices, create a swirl of peanut butter sauce on top, etc...

How do I keep bananas from turning brown in the pie?

Don't cut the bananas until you are just about to add to the tart shells. You may also toss the banana slices in a little lemon juice if you aren't serving the tarts the same day.

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banana cream individual tarts in a chocolate crust

Individual Banana Cream Tarts Recipe

These Banana Cream Tarts are a super easy to to make. If you love bananas and chocolate together you are going to love these tarts also!
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Setting time 2 hours hrs
Total Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 179 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 8 Pre-baked 4" Tart Shells Check out our chocolate pie crust recipe
  • 1 ½ Cups Water
  • ⅔ Cup Instant Banana Pudding Mix (be sure to use instant!)
  • 1 14 ounce can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 2 Large Ripe Bananas Cut to ¼" slices
  • 2 Ounces Chocolate, melted (optional - for drizzling over tarts)

Instructions
 

Make Banana Cream

  • Whisk together banana pudding, condensed milk and water in a medium sized bowl.
  • Cover bowl and place in refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight.
  • Remove bowl from the refrigerator and stir banana pudding until smooth.
  • Whip heavy cream to medium peaks.
  • Gently fold whipped cream into the banana pudding. Don't overmix as you may deflate the whipped cream.

Assemble Tarts

  • Place 4 banana slices in the bottom of each tart.
  • Pipe banana cream over the top of bananas in the tart shell. Alternatively, spoon filling into the tart shell.
  • Optional: drizzle with melted chocolate.
  • Place tarts in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 179kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 27mgPotassium: 172mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 459IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 0.1mg
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Instructional video

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Comments

  1. Lorie says

    May 11, 2023 at 1:19 pm

    5 stars
    Banana overload! This is a nice recipe that we enjoyed. I added a bunch of peanut brittle to the top of the tarts and it looked so pretty.

    Reply
    • dessertswithstephanie says

      May 11, 2023 at 1:21 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for the feedback. Always nice to know when my readers make a recipe. The peanut brittle sounds great to add a bit more crunch to the creamy pudding filling.

      Reply
  2. Monidipa says

    May 01, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    5 stars
    Wow, I'm impressed with the mouth-watering Banana Cream Tarts recipe on this page! The step-by-step instructions with accompanying photos make it easy to follow along and recreate these delicious tarts. I appreciate the helpful tips and variations provided as well. Can't wait to give this recipe a try!

    Reply

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