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Banana Cream Fudge

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Fudge is always one of my favorite treats on any dessert tray.  This Banana Cream Fudge gets its fun flavor from a Jell-o pudding mix.  The extra chocolate and sprinkles give it that fun party look that’s sure to get smiles.

Easy banana fudge with chocolate cookie crust and sprinkles for a fun flair!

So, I realized something after I got my pictures edited for today…I am on a banana kick right now…which shouldn’t surprise most of you who read this blog regularly.  Apparently I am slightly obsessed with making treats from the yellow fruit.   I should probably change my blog name to BruCrew Bakes Bananas or something like that because yesterday I shared these Banana Caramel Cookies, today I have a recipe for Banana Cream Fudge, and tomorrow…yup, you guessed it.  I have a banana pie recipe to share for Pi Day.

I’ll make you a promise.  No more banana treats for at least another week.  Deal?   Mmmmmkkk!

 Easy banana fudge with chocolate cookie crust and sprinkles for a fun flair!

 These fudge pictures make me so happy to look at.  I think it is the bright sunny color and the fun sprinkles on top.  These are the perfect pick-me-up treat when you have had a not so good, feel bad for yourself week.  Fudge is a happy treat that makes me smile and gets me out of that bad funk.

Easy banana fudge with chocolate cookie crust and sprinkles for a fun flair!

I never used to make fudge except at the holidays…then I started reading Aimee’s blog, and she always has so many fun fudge recipes from her kitchen, that now I am addicted to easy pudding fudge.  I blame her for my jeans being mad at me.  LOL!  Haha!  Just kidding!

I adore Aimee!  She is the best blog friend, and she can always makes me smile when I am discouraged.  So this fudge is for you Aimee.  I wish you were here so we could devour it with a big pot of coffee.

Easy banana fudge with chocolate cookie crust and sprinkles for a fun flair!

Let’s talk about this easy fudge recipe for a second shall we?  You can seriously have this Banana Cream Fudge in your fridge in 15 minutes.  Now, because of the time it takes to set up…you will have to wait a few hours to actually enjoy it.  I have no patience for that kind of stuff, so I always make fudge right before going to bed.  That way it sets up overnight and is ready to go first thing in the morning.

All it takes is a big pot and a few ingredients.  I wanted this fudge to have a crust kind of like a pie does.  Plus, that gives it fun layers and that is my favorite way to make fudge apparently:-)  I was going to go with a traditional vanilla wafer crust, but then I saw these chocolate shortbread cookies dipped in white chocolate, and I knew that was the fun different  look I wanted to go for in this fudge.  If you can’t find those shortbread cookies, any chocolate cookie will work.  Add a little butter and press it in the bottom of your pan.

The fudge gets is started by melting white chocolate chips with some butter and a can of sweetened condensed milk.   That stuff is heaven in a can, am I right?  After that gets all melty and smooth, you will stir in the box of Jell-0 pudding mix .  You will want to use the whole box, so you get all the flavor.  Make sure you stir and cook the pudding for at least one minute.  This just helps the pudding mix to dissolve a little more.  No one wants gritty fudge.

Then comes more good stuff…you add an entire jar of marshmallow cream.  I always have a jar or two of the ooey gooey marshmallow on hand because we are addicted to Fluffernutter sandwiches.   Stir in the marshmallow cream and pour on top of your prepared crust.

Easy banana fudge with chocolate cookie crust and sprinkles for a fun flair!

After it has set up, you can cut it and go to town eating it, OR  you can add  a little bit of white chocolate and some sprinkles for that fun party look.

I recommend the sprinkles!  They will make you smile all day long because sprinkles just make everything better.

 

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Yield: 49 squares

Banana Cream Fudge

Banana Cream Fudge
This fun banana pudding fudge with a white chocolate drizzle and sprinkles is sure to brighten your day.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the Crust

  • 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
  • 5 Tablespoons butter, melted

For the Banana Fudge

  • 3 cups white chocolate chips
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 3.4 ounce box instant banana cream pudding mix
  • 1 - 7 ounce jar marshmallow cream

For the Topping

  • 1/4 cup white chocolate chips, melted
  • 1 4 cup colored sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Line an 8x8 pan with foil or parchment.
  2. Combine the cookie crumbs and melted butter. Firmly press the mixture into the pan. Set aside.
  3. In a large sauce pan combine the white chocolate chips, butter, and sweetened condensed milk. Stir over medium heat until melted and smooth.
  4. Add the pudding mix and stir 1-2 minutes longer.
  5. Spoon in the marshmallow cream and stir until melted and smooth again.
  6. Pour the fudge mixture onto the prepared crust. Refrigerate a few hours or until hard.
  7. Remove the fudge from the pan and cut into 49 small squares. Drizzle with melted white chocolate and top with sprinkles.
  8. Store in a loosely sealed container for 4-5 days. No refrigeration needed.

Notes

This can also be made in a 9x13 pan, but I would double the crust if you do that. The squares will be a lot shorter that way too.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

49

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 219 Total Fat: 11g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 11mg Sodium: 60mg Carbohydrates: 29g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 24g Protein: 2g
© Jocelyn @ Inside BruCrew Life
Cuisine: American / Category: Fudge and Candy

Easy banana fudge with chocolate cookie crust and sprinkles for a fun flair!

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More fun recipes to use Jell-o pudding mixes in:

turtle cheesecake fudge, easy pudding fudge

Turtle Cheesecake Fudge

coconut pudding cookie

Coconut S’mores Pudding Sandwiches

peanut butter pudding cookies

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Comments

  1. Jess @ On Sugar Mountain says

    March 13, 2013 at 2:53 PM

    Agh you are right – you totally have to go with the entire box of pudding mix! Well now I know for next time lol. I do love the additional of sweetened condensed milk too though – Banana CREAM fudge indeed! And the sprinkles just take it over the top. 😀

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  5. Gloria @ Simply Gloria says

    March 13, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    I am so in love with these right now! It’s funny how I can’t stand the thought of peeling a banana and popping it into my mouth… but I’m all about the flavor of bananas! So, I love the banana kick you’re on! (=

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  6. Nancy says

    March 13, 2013 at 3:58 PM

    I love bananas and banana bread. Other banana stuff…not so much. But these are beautiful-looking! So cheery and summery! And I love the colorful sprinkles!

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  9. Julie says

    March 13, 2013 at 5:40 PM

    I just bought some different flavors of pudding today. You have inspired me to try something like this with one of the flavors! Thanks so much for sharing.

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  11. Wendy says

    March 13, 2013 at 6:48 PM

    I must be more of a white chocolate kind of person, because though regular fudge looks good to me , these look wonderful. White just somehow looks creamier and creamy bananas with sprinkles sounds great!

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  26. jen says

    March 14, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    so adorable and happy! can’t wait to try this. maybe I’ll make fudge more than once a year now 🙂
    ps…I made the banana toffee cake with fat free cream cheese and it came out great!

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  27. Alison Wood says

    March 14, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    Wow. You speak to my heart. Banana Cream Fudge?! I live in a tropical country that is overflowing with bananas and sweetened condensed milk:) Yay! Perfect recipe for my family!
    I notice that every time I visit a link party and pick what links I want to visit, they are yours! You are a blogging hero to me and I am trying to improve my blog. I just started in October and am purchasing tiers and cake stands for better food pics. Also, my hubby and I are working on the lighting. Thanks for all the yummy recipes!
    Visiting from Pint-sized Treasures

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    • Jocelyn Brubaker says

      March 15, 2013 at 12:07 AM

      Well, girl, you get the best comment of the day award!! I am seriously smiling so huge right now…you made my night for sure!!!! Thank you so much! And yay for getting started in the bloggy world. Cake stands and lighting make it that much more fun!!!

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  29. Tasha says

    March 15, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    I made this yesterday and had some doubts before making it because sometimes my fudge doesn’t turn out. This is so easy to make and it tastes amazing! The first thing I thought of when I tasted it, is how much it tastes like banana laffy taffy! I used the mini Oreos and crushed them up for my crust! I planned on adding sprinkles and chocolate on top…but my boyfriend and I decided tht it was perfect the way it was!!! Very yummy!!

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    • Jocelyn Brubaker says

      March 18, 2013 at 7:49 AM

      Yay for trying the fudge!! You are right it does kind of have that laffy taffy taste! I bet the Oreos made it just perfect!!! Thanks for sharing with me…I love to hear what readers think!!!

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  33. Pam says

    March 18, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    Wow…these look amazing. Your food photography is unbelievable. Great job…it’s what I aspire to be like! I’m your newest follower…Mom on Timeout shared this on Facebook and that is how I found you! I can’t wait to try the recipe…I pinned it on my MUST TRY board!
    Pam @ The Patriotic Pam

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  37. Daniel Hoyler says

    March 19, 2013 at 5:06 PM

    Ok, found your wonderful site via Pinterest and this fudge. I am not a fan of sprinkles, but do not begrudge anyone that joy so sprinkle on. I decided to change one other thing; I went without the crust and right after cooking it all down, I added broken pieces of vanilla wafer – wala – banana pudding fudge! Flavor is wonderful, thanks for recipe

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  38. Alyssa Rivers says

    March 19, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    How do you make such delicious things and have such amazing pictures!? You are amazing!! And I am obsessed with banana cream anything so I will have to give this a try!!

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  41. Monique says

    April 16, 2013 at 5:42 AM

    Hey, thank you for the great recipe, I hope you can help me, I live in South Africa and we don’t have jars of marshmallow cream here (as far as I know), is there something I can substitute it with? Thanks again! Lots of love…

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  42. shell says

    May 2, 2013 at 6:18 AM

    Hi, this fudge looks great! I have one question, there’s a difference between marshmallow fluff and marshmallow cream. Which do you use in your fudge recipes? There are quite a few of your recipes I’d like to try. Everything looks delicious!

    Thanks so much 🙂

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  44. Amanda Smith says

    August 22, 2013 at 6:09 AM

    What is the measurement of the chocolate chips? Looks good but pkg sizes and quantities of ingredients are not listed…

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  46. Patricia says

    May 17, 2014 at 1:30 PM

    I just found this recipe for Banana Cream Fudge & I want to try it….I have a question….the recipe calls for 1 box of instant banana cream pudding mix. So I went to the store and bought instant pudding & Pie filling…(the kind you mix w/cold milk) Is this the correct kind of pudding mix? Please reply ASAP. I sure would appreciate it.
    Thanks. Patricia

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  47. Kelli's Kitchen says

    September 30, 2014 at 4:57 PM

    Hi Jocelyn, I”m Kelli from Kelli’s Kitchen and I am one of the administrators for the Just Dessert Recipes FB group. I love your banana fudge so much – I posted the picture and a link directly back to your blog just a few minutes ago. I always post correctly and with integrity. I almost always ask permission to do that first, however, today has gotten away from me and since Tuesday is “MY” day with Stacy from Food Lust People Love, I just did it……….there are about 28,000 followers in that group – so you should be able to tell some FB traffic to this post. I apologize for not getting permission first! Kelli

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    • Jocelyn Brubaker says

      October 1, 2014 at 9:25 AM

      Thank you so much for sharing the fudge. And don’t worry about asking first…as long as my pics are shared with a link back to the post for the recipe, I am totally cool with it anytime 🙂

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  48. Suzy says

    December 15, 2014 at 9:00 AM

    I have never made fudge and it come out good. Well, not until now! I made this recipe last night and it was a huge hit and came out perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe! Merry Christmas!

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  49. MyLinda says

    December 22, 2014 at 9:35 AM

    I made this the other day and while it tasted great, it was so sticky even after hours in the refrigerator that I couldn’t cut it. I’m not sure what I did wrong but I’m going to try it again today!

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    • Jocelyn Brubaker says

      December 22, 2014 at 10:23 AM

      Oh, no! Definitely check your measurements for every ingredient when you make it again today. I have made it many times and never had any problems with it setting! Keep me posted on how it goes!

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    • Jocelyn says

      April 9, 2015 at 7:33 AM

      No, it needs to be the instant pudding because it dissolves in the fudge mixture. You can use vanilla pudding in place of it if you need to.

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  52. Tania says

    September 2, 2015 at 10:28 PM

    Hello, this recipe looks lovely and I’m going to try and make it shortly. I do have a question about the pudding mix, though. I live in Canada and everything here is done in grams (grrr:) and the pudding mix is sold in 32g boxes. I would need 3 boxes for this recipe. It looks like a lot of pudding mix. My question is: does your 3.4oz box of pudding mix look like it’s about 3/4 of a cup in volume? Thank you:)

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