Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie

The rich banana pudding and chocolate pudding in this gluten free banana cream pie just melts in your mouth. This is one of the easiest dessert recipes you can make. It is made with instant pudding, cool whip, cocoa powder, bananas and a gluten free graham cracker crust. Thats only 5 ingredients that are easy to find and affordable!

This gluten Free Banana Cream Pie with Instant Pudding is rich, creamy and silky. It makes for the perfect dessert for a holiday, a family get together or even for a fun after dinner treat!

If you love this no bake pudding pie dessert recipe, you’ll also love my 4-ingredient snickers dates and my vegan gluten free brownies.

What Makes this Gluten free Recipe Special?

• Smooth, creamy, and packed with banana flavor.
• I love bringing this to a potluck because no one ever knows it is actually gluten free and I get to safely enjoy it!
• This recipe is allergy friendly. You can use gluten free crust like I did for gluten free banana cream pie. You can use dairy free whipped topping for an easy dairy free pie recipe!

Ingredients & Substitutions

Pudding: This no bake pudding pie is really all about the pudding filling. I use Jello Instant pudding for this recipe. It saves time, is foolproof and is gluten free!

Gluten free graham cracker crust: Make this gluten free banana cream pie with a bake or no-bake gf graham cracker crust. I like to save time by using a store bought crust. I use the Mi Del gluten free graham cracker crust or the wholly bake pie crust.

Whipped topping: Any whipped topping will work. I like to use cool whip or low fat cool whip. You can also use a vegan or dairy free option like cocowhip.

Chocolate chips: I like to use dark chocolate mini chips here so they don’t weight down the pudding. You can use milk chocolate chips or even dairy free chips!

How do I make this recipe?

First, I grab a big mixing bowl and add 1 1/2 packages of any whipped topping to a bowl and combine with the banana cream pudding mix. I like to use cool whip or low fat cool whip. Next, I mix in the chocolate chips.

Next, I scoop half the Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie mixture into the pie crust to create the first layer of pie.

I slice the banana on the cutting board and top the pie layer with banana slices.

Next, with the remaining half of the mixture, I add 2 tbsp cocoa powder and mix together to create a chocolate layer. I scoop the chocolate pudding mixture into the pie crust to create the 2nd pie layer.

Lastly, I top the Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie with the leftover whipped topping and freeze for 1 hour before slicing serving!

Expert Tips & Tricks

You can make your own gluten free graham cracker pie crust by using a blender or food processor to crush gluten graham crackers or gluten free cookies into crumbs for the pie crust. Feel free to mix in some butter and bake it to help hold the shape better for this no bake pudding pie.

You can use any banana you may have around, firm bananas work the best. Brown overripe bananas will be too soft and mushy and wont look at nice inside the pie when slicing,

Can you make this gluten free banana cream pie dairy free?

Yes! While I personally haven’t made this with a dairy substitute, you can use a coconut based cool whip option to make this a dairy free recipe. I’ve had the dairy free cool whip called cocowhip before and its delicious!

Can I make this pie ahead of time?

Yes! Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie SHOULD actually be made the day before or a few hours before serving. It needs at least 1-2 hours in the freezer to properly set before serving.

Is Jell-O Banana Cream Pudding Gluten free?

Jell-O Banana Cream Instant Pudding & Pie Filling is considered gluten free even though is it not on the package. It contains no gluten ingredients and there is a great article on celiac.com about which Jell-O Puddings are gluten free if you have questions about more flavors. Per Jello-O the pudding mix does not contain any of the 8 major allergens so it is perfect to use in this no bake pudding pie.

Can you make this gluten free banana cream pie without bananas?

Of coruse! This no bake pudding pie would be delicious with nearly any pudding flavor. This pie uses banana and chocolate pudding but you can pick any one or two pudding flavors you like best! I also add sliced bananas in between the two pudding flavors. You can use any fresh fruit instead like strawberries or blueberries as well.

How Do I Serve this?

Store the Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie in the freezer and move to the fridge about 20 minutes before serving if needed to slice easier. Cool whip is stored in the freezer and the base of this banana cream pie is the cool whip filling. This pie should not be be left out for more than a half hour.

I like to top my no bake pudding pie with fresh strawberries, blueberries or more banana slices and a drizzle of chocolate syrup.

How do I Store this recipe?

This gluten free banana cream pie should be stored in the freezer. To store, I love to portion into a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 2 months.

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