3-Ingredient Vegan Banana Pudding (No Sugar Added) (2024)

This is the most delicious creamy Vegan Banana Pudding made with only 3 ingredients and no sugar!

Bonus, this recipe is also gluten-free and perfect as a vegan kid snack.

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Is Banana Pudding Vegan?

No, an authentic banana pudding recipe is not vegan. The banana custard contains eggs, milk, and butter, and if served in layers, the biscuit also contains milk and eggs.

But, it’s super easy to make a delicious Banana Pudding vegan-friendly. Keep reading below!

How To Make Vegan Banana Pudding

Surprisingly, all you need to make a quick and easy Vegan Banana Pudding recipe are 4 ingredients.

Ingredients

• Non-Dairy Milk – I like to use soy milk fortified with calcium. Soy milk is also higher in fat than almond milk, making the pudding much creamier. You can also use coconut milk or almond milk.
• Corn Starch or Corn Flour – I also tested the recipe with ground chia seeds and tapioca flour. These options don’t come out great. Tapioca flour is probably the best swap for corn flour if you have a corn allergy, but still, the pudding splits and doesn’t come together as with corn starch.
• Liquid Sweetener of Choice – Maple syrup, agave syrup, or banana Stevia drops. This is the best way to add a natural banana flavor to your pudding and sweetness without added white sugar. Of course, you can also swap stevia drops for 2-3 tablespoons of maple syrup or any liquid sweetener you love and use a natural banana extract as a flavor.
• Natural Banana Extract – Use only if you didn’t use banana stevia drops.

Making The Pudding

First, stir the cornstarch with 1/4 cup of cold soy milk in a small bowl. Whisk well and set it aside.

Next, warm 1 cup of milk in a non-stick saucepan over medium heat.

When the milk starts simmering and forms bubbles on the side of the pan, whisk in the corn starch slurry, reduce to low heat and keep cooking, occasionally stirring with a wooden spoon.

The pudding thickens as you go. It takes about 5 minutes to keep thick and creamy.

Remove the pudding from the heat. Transfer it to a glass bowl and stir in the banana stevia drops or banana extract and sweetener you love.

Refrigerating

Cool the pudding down for 30 minutes at room temperature. Then stir and cover the top of the bowl with plastic wrap.

Make sure the wrap goes in direct contact with the pudding to seal the pudding from any air.

This technique prevents the top of the pudding from drying out and forming a thin layer.

Refrigerate for three hours to thicken. Meanwhile, bake a batch of my quick and easy almond flour shortbread with 3 ingredients.

I am using these to assemble the banana vegan pudding in the next step.

You can also use a store-bought vegan wafer if preferred.

Serving ideas

You can use this vegan banana pudding recipe to serve a large pudding or single-serve jars.

Single-serve Jars

First, add a layer of banana pudding, then top with pieces of biscuit, diced or sliced banana, and a layer of coconut cream. Repeat these layers until you reach the top of the jar.

Serve with sliced almonds on top or shredded coconut for extra crunch.

Large family dessert

You can use this recipe to make a Southern-style vegan banana pudding.

Prepare an 8-inch x 8-inch serving dish and follow this layer pattern:

• Banana Pudding
• Vegan Vanilla Wafers
• Banana Slices – place a single layer on top of the wafers
• Vegan Whipped Cream – you can also use my vegan coconut whipped cream recipe

Add layers until you reach the top of the dish and top it all with a whipped cream topping of choice. It can be whipped aquafaba meringue or whipped coconut cream.

Variations

Feel free to use this recipe to make any vegan pudding recipes following the tips below:

• Vegan Vanilla Pudding – use vanilla stevia drops, or vanilla extract and maple syrup.
• Vegan Peanut Butter Pudding – add 1-2 tablespoons peanut butter at the end and replace the banana stevia drops with vanilla flavor drops.

Storage

This Vegan Banana Pudding stores very well in the fridge for up to 4 days if placed in an airtight container.

You can freeze banana pudding as well. Simply thaw the batch in the fridge the day before serving.

Frequently Asked Questions

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