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Banana Cream Tarts in a Chocolate Pastry Crust

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.

Tips for making the Banana Cream Tarts:

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 to make the banana cream pudding:

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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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.

banana cream individual tarts in a chocolate crust

Individual Banana Cream Tarts

Banana Cream Tarts are a super easy recipe to to make. If you love bananas and chocolate together you are going to love these tarts also!
5 from 35 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Setting time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

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

Instructions
 

Make Banana Cream

  • Whisk together the 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 the pudding until smooth.
  • Whip the heavy cream to medium peaks.
  • Gently fold the whipped cream into the banana pudding.

Assemble Tarts

  • Place 4 banana slices in the bottom of each tart.
  • Pipe banana cream over the top of the 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.

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3 Comments

  1. Lorie

    Reply

    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.

  2. Monidipa

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    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!

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