No bake Banana Pudding Truffles are the perfect bite-sized treat for banana pudding fans. They capture all the familiar creamy banana and sweet vanilla wafer flavor of a traditional pudding, but they’re prepared in small portable packages!
Banana Truffles
Our easy Banana Pudding Truffles recipe turns a multi-serving classic Southern dessert into individual white chocolate covered balls. With their soft, creamy center, fresh banana flavor, and sweet candy coating, these truffle treats offer a satisfying contrast of textures and tastes.
What makes banana truffles especially appealing is their no-bake nature. They have all the comforting flavors of my traditional Banana Pudding, Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding, and Not Your Mama’s Banana Pudding recipes, in a more convenient, fuss-free form.
Why This Banana Truffle Recipe Works
The absence of actual pudding in these Banana Pudding Truffles is due to the recipe’s unique take on the classic banana pudding dessert. Rather than using pudding made with milk and eggs, these truffles rely on a combination of cream cheese and mashed bananas to achieve the creamy, banana-flavored filling. The vanilla wafer crumbs help replicate the traditional texture and flavor of the dessert.
Essentially, this special dessert recipe is a creative shortcut that highlights the core flavors of banana pudding in an easy-to-make, no-bake truffle form.
Ingredients for Banana Pudding Truffles
- Cream cheese: Make sure the block cream cheese is softened to room temperature to avoid lumps in the truffle mixture. I prefer using full fat cream cheese for this recipe because it gives these treats the most flavor and richness. Reduced fat would still work, but they may not be as rich tasting.
- Vanilla wafers: While Nilla Wafers are standard in southern banana pudding recipes, you can substitute Lorna Doone cookies, chessman cookies, shortbread biscuits, Golden Oreos, or graham crackers for the vanilla wafer cookies. You can also use gluten-free cookies to make this a gluten free dessert.
- Bananas: When choosing your bananas for this recipe, I suggest getting ones that are still firm but have started to just get a few brown spots. You do not want overly ripe bananas (like what you would want for banana bread) or you will add too much moisture to the cream cheese filling mixture.
- White chocolate melting discs: If you can not find good quality white chocolate melting discs, you can use a good quality brand of vanilla almond bark and melt it according to package directions. However, if you choose to use white chocolate chips, you will need to add a bit of coconut oil for a smooth finish.
- Sweetened banana chips: Sweetened banana chips make a delicious decoration! They can typically be found in the loose bins, where nuts and grains are also found, in your local grocery or specialty health food store.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Banana Pudding Truffles: Step-by-Step Guide
- Make The Pudding Mixture: In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to beat the cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the crushed vanilla wafers and mashed banana until no lumps remain.
- Scoop And Roll Round: Scoop out and roll small balls of the mixture. Place them onto a parchment paper lined pan and place in the freezer for 20-25 minutes or until very firm.
- Dip: Melt the white chocolate in the microwave and stir until smooth. Dip each truffle into the melted chocolate and roll to coat the entire outside. Allow any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl.
- Decorate: Place the coated truffles on the second sheet tray and garnish with crushed sweetened banana chips immediatley after dipping. Chill in the fridge for 5 minutes to allow the coating to harden.
- Serve: Serve and enjoy!
How To make With Pudding Mix
For an extra boost of flavor and to more closely mimic traditional pudding-like consistency, you can add instant banana cream pudding mix or instant vanilla pudding mix into the homemade pudding mixture. If you decide to use instant banana pudding mix, here’s how you can incorporate it:
- Add about 1/2 to 1 box (depending on the level of flavor you’d like) of the dry pudding mix directly into the truffle mixture, along with the crushed vanilla wafers and cream cheese.
- The pudding mix will help bind the ingredients together and intensify the banana flavor, making the truffles taste even more like the classic dessert.
You can still follow the rest of the recipe as written, but using the pudding mix will enrich both the flavor and texture, giving the truffles a creamier, more pudding-like quality. And don’t forget the white chocolate coating to seal in that delicious center!
Turn It Into a Banana Pudding Trifle recipe
Have you tried my Copycat Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding? If not, it’s time to turn your truffles into a trifle! With layers of creamy pudding, sliced bananas, and crunchy from vanilla wafers, this easy trifle recipe is a real work of art! Because after all, the perfect dessert deserves to be beautifully displayed in large glass bowl! (I love this trifle bowl) with a pedestal. If you want one that is more portable, check out this version with a lid.
Serving Suggestions
Truffles are the perfect homemade sweet treat for parties, holidays, dessert platters, or gift-giving. Serve your truffles on a platter, in cupcake liners, or with toppings like whipped cream or mini wafers.
Tips & Variations
- Crush The Cookies: The best way to crush the vanilla wafers is to pulse them for 1-2 minutes with a good quality food processor. You want really fine crumbs to get the best texture of the filling.
- Dip Your Desserts: To coat the truffle balls, place each onto a fork and gently dip it into the melted chocolate. Turn to coat all the sides of the truffle, then gently lift the truffle, allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. You can gently tap the fork on the edge of the bowl to help any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl.
Proper Storage
- To Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container, in a single layer, in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Due to the banana and cream cheese in the filling, they will keep it in the fridge for up to 3 days before the filling starts to break down and moisture starts seeping into the white chocolate coating.
- To Freeze: You can store your truffles in the freezer for a firmer consistency.
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Banana Pudding Truffles
Ingredients
- 8 ounce block cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 2½ cups finely crushed vanilla wafers from an 11 ounce box
- ⅔ cup mashed ripe bananas approximately 2 medium sized bananas with some brown speckles but not overly ripe
- 20 ounce (2 10-ounce) bags white chocolate melting discs (Ghirardelli brand) melted according to package directions
- ½ cup crushed sweetened banana chips optional garnish
Instructions
- Line 2 large sheet trays with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat, on medium-high speed using a hand-held mixer, the softened cream cheese for 1 minute or until smooth.8 ounce block cream cheese
- Add the finely crushed vanilla wafers and mashed banana to the bowl and mix on medium speed until all the ingredients are fully incorporated and no lumps remain. The mixture will be thick.2½ cups finely crushed vanilla wafers, ⅔ cup mashed ripe bananas
- Using a 1 ¼ inch (or 1 tablespoon) small cookie scoop, scoop out a leveled amount of banana pudding truffle mixture, roll into a smooth ball in the palm of your hand then place it onto one of the prepared sheet trays. Repeat until all the truffles are scooped and rolled.
- Place the tray of rolled banana pudding truffles into the freezer for 20-25 minutes or until very firm.
- Add the white chocolate melting discs to a medium bowl and heat in the microwave according to package directions. Stir the white chocolate until smooth.20 ounce (2 10-ounce) bags white chocolate melting discs (Ghirardelli brand)
- Remove the tray of banana pudding truffles from the freezer. Using a fork, gently lower a truffle into the melted white chocolate and roll to coat the entire truffle in the melted white chocolate. Lift the coated truffle, using the fork, and gently tap the fork on the edge of the bowl to allow any excess melted white chocolate to drip back into the bowl.
- Place the white chocolate coated banana pudding truffle onto the second prepared sheet tray and immediately sprinkle with crushed sweetened banana chips after dipping each truffle for garnish if desired. Repeat until all the banana pudding truffles are coated and garnished.½ cup crushed sweetened banana chips
- Place the tray of coated and garnished banana pudding truffles into the refrigerator for 5 minutes to allow the white chocolate coating to harden before transferring them to a platter to serve.
Jenn’s Notes
- To Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container, in a single layer, in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Due to the banana and cream cheese in the filling they will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge before the filling starts to break down and moisture starts seeping into the white chocolate coating.
- To Freeze: You can store your truffles in the freezer for a firmer consistency.
- The best way to crush the vanilla wafers is to pulse them for 1-2 minutes with a good quality food processor. You want really fine crumbs to get the best texture of the filling.
- To coat the truffle balls, place each onto a fork and gently dip it into the melted chocolate. Turn to coat all the sides of the truffle, then gently lift the truffle, allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. You can gently tap the fork on the edge of the bowl to help any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl.
