Healthy Banana Pudding

Layers of creamy pudding, granola, and sliced bananas create the perfect sweet treat. This healthy banana pudding parfait is high in protein, made with nourishing ingredients, and is packed with probiotics for a happy gut. It’s easy to make and an instant family favorite.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Incredibly easy. This healthy banana pudding parfait couldn’t be easier to make.
• High in protein. It has over 30 grams of protein in it.
• Nourishing. This can be made as a sweet treat but is also nourishing enough to have for breakfast.
• Family favorite. This will quickly become a family favorite. It’s truly a recipe that everyone will love.
• Gluten Free. It is naturally gluten free, using certified gluten free oats.
• Packed with nutrients. It is made using a handful of wholesome ingredients.
• Gut healthy. It is loaded with probiotics to support a healthy gut.
• Naturally sweetened. This is sweetened with banana and maple syrup.

Ingredients & Substitutions

• Kefir . You need 2 tbsp of Lifeway Kefir grass fed organic plain kefir.
• Farmers cheese. Use 1/2 cup of Lifeway Kefir farmers cheese, this can be subbed with cottage cheese.
• Banana. You will need 2 small bananas. Blend one banana into the pudding and the other will be used to layer the parfait.
• Maple syrup. Use 1 tbsp of maple syrup to sweeten it.
• Vanilla extract. Use 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract in the pudding.
• Granola. 1/3 cup granola, blended to a fine consistency. I love using homemade granola or Purely Elizabeth original granola.

How to Make This Healthy Banana Pudding

Step 1

Make the pudding layer. Next, add farmers cheese, kefir, maple syrup, banana, and vanilla to a blender and blend until smooth.

Step 2

Make the parfaits. In a glass jar, add layer of granola, followed by sliced banana then pudding. Keep doing this until you reach the top. Mine had about 3 layers.

Step 3

Enjoy! Enjoy your healthy banana parfait! You can top with some cinnamon if you’d like.

Expert Tips

• Blend granola then set aside before blending the pudding layer.
• Use homemade granola if you can! Homemade always tastes better in my opinion. If using store bought, I always choose Purely Elizabeth.
• If you’d like a thicker pudding, reduce amount of kefir. For a thinner consistency, slowly add more kefir to get desired consistency.
• Enjoy right away! The pudding is best slightly cold so make sure you get the kefir and cheese directly from the fridge when making this healthy banana pudding.
• You can use graham crackers or vanilla wafers in replacement of the granola but I love that granola is made with wholesome ingredients and makes this banana pudding a little healthier.

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