![]() I think it’s safe to say, that once you take a bite of this Strawberry Banana Pudding Pie, the fact that it’s semi-homemade will quickly disappear from your thoughts. So those of you who’ve come to expect from-scratch pie recipes here, I hope I’m not disappointing you. BUT I shamelessly adore the vanilla pudding from a package, and shameFULLY adore Cool Whip in all it’s processed glory. Normally I steer clear of any shortcut packaged goods when it comes to cooking and baking. It’s exactly what I dreamed my first pie of summer would taste like. Here, bananas blanket the bottom of a vanilla wafer crust, which is then covered in a thick vanilla pudding, followed by a layer of sliced strawberries, and finally, a generous sprinkling of more crushed wafers. Strawberry & Banana Pudding Pie in a nutshell. – but you rarely see the two together in a pie. Strawberries and bananas are a classic combination when it comes to so many items – smoothies, yogurt, cakes, muffins, etc. I was originally going to try and replicate a simple strawberry pie we get every year at the grocery store, but I’ve been craving southern banana pudding something fierce as of late, so I decided to meld two together. ![]() I’ll gladly take any opportunity to make one less decision. I always have a tough time deciding which pie should be my first of the season, but after picking an obscene amount of strawberries at a local farm, my decision was made for me. Well, pie and copious amounts of Summer Shandy and Strawberry Frosé. I make it my mission to pump out as much pie as possible, which also might explain why I gain weight each summer contrary to the general public. Generally speaking though, summer is when my pie production shines. Wait, I take that back, because I could eat these Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars every single day for the rest of eternity. While I enjoy the obligatory piece of pecan pie or pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving or Christmas, I have no desire to make one to keep around the house. I’m not sure why, but I’ve never really been a wintertime pie baker. Nope, he knows it’s officially summer when pies like this Strawberry Banana Pudding Pie start coming out of our kitchen more often than chocolate chip cookies. My husband knows it’s summertime, not by the sweltering heat outside, the plethora of bright greenery littering our neighborhood, or by the inaugural pool day. ![]()
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