The Vegan Banana Vanilla Pudding Trifle is a tasty dessert. There are 240 kcal per serve in this recipe. You will prepare this trifle in 2 hours and 30 min. Also, you can serve this Vegan Banana Vanilla Pudding Trifle on occasions, parties, events, or birthday events. You may pair this dessert with fruits, vegan drizzles & sauces, or chopped nuts. The instructions are actually easy to understand. Here, we will use unsweetened vegan milk, sugar, cornstarch, salt, vanilla pudding, ripe bananas, vegan sponge cake, and coconut whipped cream. Keep your trifle in a closed dish to keep it chilled for three days max.
STATS:
- Total time: 2 hours & thirty min
- Chilling time: 2 hours
- Serving size: One cup
- Serving: 6
- Cuisine: American
- Course: Dessert
- Number of calories: 240 kcal
- Preparation time: 20 minutes
- Diet: Vegan
- Cooking time: 10 minutes
EQUIPMENT:
- Measuring cups
- Glass trifle dish
- Spatula
- Measuring spoons
- Whisk
- Mixing bowls
- Medium saucepan
- INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups unsweetened vegan milk
- Half a cup sugar
- Quarter cup cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 medium sliced, ripe bananas
- One cup vegan sponge cake
- Half a cup coconut whipped cream
INGREDIENT NOTES:
UNSWEETENED VEGAN MILK:
- This milk will make your pudding. Here, we will use unsweetened vegan milk like oat, soy, or almond. Don’t use watery vegan milk for your pudding because it will ruin your dessert.
SUGAR:
- We will use sugar to make your pudding trifle sweeter. You can add coconut sugar because it will give your recipe a caramel taste. You may also use maple syrup for an alternative idea, but use the liquid according to need.
CORNSTARCH:
- Cornstarch is the ingredient that will make your dessert thicker. It will make a good pudding texture in your recipe as well. Use arrowroot powder as an alternative option, too.
SALT:
- Salt makes the flavor of your trifle better. It also maintains any extra level of sweetness in your recipe.
VANILLA EXTRACT:
- Here, you will add vanilla extract to your trifle for a deeper feeling. Your dessert will also feel warm after you use this. Another option for you to try can be vanilla bean paste.
BANANAS:
- This is the main fruit for your dessert. Bananas will make your trifle sweeter, too. Also, you will get a creamy feeling from using this ingredient. You have to use ripe bananas, so they give you the best results in your trifle dessert.
VEGAN SPONGE CAKE:
- We will break this vegan sponge cake into pieces to make layers in your pudding trifle. It will make a good texture in your dessert as well. Another option for your use can be vegan cookies.
COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM:
- After adding coconut whipped cream, your trifle will feel light. Also, your dessert will have a fluffy texture from using this. Use other vegan whipped cream for an alternative, like cashew cream.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- First, you will take a medium saucepan and warm it on a medium flame.
- Add cornstarch, salt, sugar, and vegan milk to it.
- Then cook them while you whisk them for seven minutes to make a thicker mix.
- Put the saucepan on a side and then add vanilla extract to it to mix.
- Cool this mixture for some time.
- Then cut bananas into slices and place them on any side.
- Next, take your glass trifle dish and add the broken pieces of vegan sponge cake to it.
- Then add some vanilla pudding on top.
- Include some slices of banana over the pudding.
- Now you will keep doing these layers till you fill the dish.
- On top, add your coconut whipped cream.
- Finally, you will chill your pudding trifle for two hours to complete it.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
FRUITS:
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
TOPPINGS:
- Coconut flakes
- Chopped nuts
- Vegan chocolate shavings
DRIZZLE AND SAUCES:
- Vegan chocolate sauce
- Caramel sauce
TIPS:
- Here, you will use ripe bananas, which will make your pudding trifle sweeter.
- Chilling is a necessary step in your dessert preparation for settling the layers.
- You will break the vegan sponge cake into small bites first and then add it to the dish.
- When cooking the pudding, keep on whisking it so there are no lumps in it.
- You can also make this dessert one day early, so the taste and layering get better after.
STORAGE INFORMATION:
FRIDGE:
- Add this trifle to a closed dish to store for three days only.
FREEZER:
- Don’t put your pudding trifle in the freezer because it will become liquid.
FAQs:
What other fruits will work well for this dessert?
- You can include mangos or strawberries instead of bananas as well.
Can I add ready-made vegan pudding?
- Yes, it will make it easy for you to use vegan vanilla pudding mix for this dessert recipe.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Calcium: 150 milligrams
Net carbs: 36 grams
Vitamin A: 340 IU
Protein: 3 grams
Calories: 240 kcal
Sodium: 115 milligrams
Total carbs: 40 grams
Fiber: 3 g
Potassium: 410 mg
Iron: 1 milligram
Fat: 7 g
