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    Home » Desserts » Banana Pudding Parfaits with Salted Bourbon Caramel

    Banana Pudding Parfaits with Salted Bourbon Caramel

    Published: Aug 30, 2015 · Modified: Apr 6, 2021 by Sharee · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Easy to make Banana Pudding and Bourbon Salted Caramel Parfaits that taste absolutely incredible and take only minutes to make!

    Updated Photos 12/2017

    Another Bourbon Special

    So you got the call that you’re having company over for dinner.  And of course you don’t feel like cooking…  But you don’t want take out!  Or maybe you are a beginner cook and want to start off with something nice and easy (in my Tina Turner voice).

    Updated Photos 12/2017

    Banana Pudding and Bourbon Salted Caramel Parfaits

    This dessert gives you something with a twist outside of our quick banana puddings we can throw together.  The bourbon salted caramel gives the dessert another level of flavors, with it’s buttery, salty, sweetness.  And sorry there is no bananas…  Am I the only one that doesn’t like bananas in my banana pudding?? (Weird Right??)

    Not Only Tasty But Beautiful, Too

    Plus you get individual servings decreasing that likely chance of you or me devouring the whole pan of banana pudding right? Another bonus – it adds to any dinner party with the beautiful individual containers you choose to use.

     

    Updated Photos 12/2017

    These banana pudding parfaits with salted bourbon caramel are as easy as it can get for the dessert portion of your meal.

    Bourbon Salted Caramel

    The bourbon salted caramel does not require difficult cooking steps to get this salted buttery caramel sauce.  I use a few swigs of bourbon so it’s not overpowering – because bourbon can put a little hair on your chest if you’re not careful.  But it’s up to you if you want to use more.   And that’s it…  Short and sweet just like the recipe below!

    Banana Pudding Parfaits with Salted Bourbon Caramel

    (older photos from 2015)

    Cooking Tips

    • Heat the sauce before serving if the sauce becomes too thick.
    • You can eliminate the bourbon in the salted caramel and still have a tasty treat.
    • You can use store bought caramel in place of the homemade caramel sauce. 
    • Also, you can use the whole can of sweetened condensed milk if you want the pudding mixture to be sweeter. I prefer not to add the whole can of sweetened condensed milk because the caramel adds enough sweetness to balance it out….Easy to make 

    Budget Friendly Tip

    • Make use of that bourbon you bought and use it for multiple recipes that I have here at Savory Spicerack.
    • Try my Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Bourbon Peach Glaze or my Steaks with Bourbon Cream Mushroom Sauce.

    ENJOYING These Banana Pudding and Bourbon Salted Caramel Parfaits? YOU WILL LOVE THESE, TOO:

    • Bourbon and Browned Butter Pecan Pie
    • Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Bourbon Peach Glaze
    • Steaks with Bourbon Cream Mushroom Sauce

    By the way, Taming of the Spoon have a great caramel pudding parfaits recipe with salted caramel sauce.

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    Banana Pudding and Bourbon Salted Caramel Parfaits

    Easy to make Banana Pudding and Bourbon Salted Caramel Parfaits that taste absolutely incredible and take only minutes to make!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 747kcal
    Author: Sharee

    Ingredients

    • For the pudding:
    • 1 instant pudding packets (3.4 ounce sizes) banana or french vanilla flavor
    • 3/4 cup milk
    • 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • 3/4 can of sweetened condensed milk (use the 14 ounce can)
    • About 2 cups vanilla wafers
    • For the Bourbon Salted Caramel:
    • 5 tablespoons of butter
    • 1/2 cup heavy cream
    • 1 cup brown sugar (packed into the cup)
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 4 teaspoons bourbon whiskey
    • 2 to 3 bananas sliced optional if you don't like bananas

    Instructions

    For the Bourbon Salted Caramel:

    • Add the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract to a medium saucepan. Mix well until the ingredients are blended.
    • Bring the ingredients to a boil and cook for about 2 minutes stirring frequently.
    • Bring the heat down to medium low, add the salt, and cook for about 5 to 7 more minutes (stir frequently).
    • Add the bourbon and cook for about 1 more minute.
    • Remove the caramel sauce from the heat. Your sauce will continue to thicken as it sits.

    For the Pudding:

    • Add the pudding mix to a large bowl.
    • Slowly whisk the milk into the bowl of pudding mix until completely mixed. Then, add the pure vanilla extract, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream to the pudding. Mix well.
    • Mix with a blender until the pudding mixture becomes a whipped cream consistency. (I use my kitchen aid blender and the whisk attachment on the 4 speed. I mix for about 4 minutes to get the whipped cream consistency.)
    • Layer the ingredients in eight ounce glasses or whatever glasses of your choice.
    • Start the layer by adding a few cookies.
    • Then put about 3 tablespoons of pudding then, add another layer of cookies.
    • Do this until you have filled the glass.
    • Try to make your top layer a layer of pudding.
    • Store in refrigerator until ready to serve. I let my parfaits sit for a couple of hours just long enough to let the cookie soften just a bit, so they are still crunchy to some degree.
    • Garnish the top of each dessert with crumbled vanilla wafer cookies and the caramel sauce before serving.

    Notes

    Cooking Tips
    • Heat the sauce before serving if the sauce becomes too thick.
    • You can eliminate the bourbon in the salted caramel and still have a tasty treat.
    • You can use store bought caramel in place of the homemade caramel sauce. 
    • Also, you can use the whole can of sweetened condensed milk if you want the pudding mixture to be sweeter. I prefer not to add the whole can of sweetened condensed milk because the caramel adds enough sweetness to balance it out....Easy to make 
    Budget Friendly Tip
    • Make use of that bourbon you bought and use it for multiple recipes that I have here at Savory Spicerack.
    • Try my Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Bourbon Peach Glaze or my Steaks with Bourbon Cream Mushroom Sauce.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 747kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 165mg | Sodium: 487mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 64g | Vitamin A: 1862IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 164mg | Iron: 1mg

    Please note that I am not a nutritionist, and the nutritional information is an estimate only. It varies based on the products and brands used.

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    Comments

    1. Helena

      April 21, 2021 at 2:18 pm

      5 stars
      This reminds me that I haven’t had a decent dessert in such a long time!

      Reply
    2. Yum Girl

      October 23, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Welcome to Yum Goggle! We are following you on all social media now and hope you will do the same. We will try to tag you each time we promote your posts. kelli at YG.

      Reply
      • Savory Spicerack

        October 23, 2015 at 1:08 pm

        Thanks so much! Will follow back! Thanks for stopping by!

        Reply
    3. Little Cooking Tips

      August 31, 2015 at 6:52 am

      5 stars
      Wow. This is simply PERFECT! You can make some of these ahead to server if you have some people over, plus it’s a perfect dessert for the summer! The weather is still pretty hot here, so we’ll tried those very soon:)
      Loved your photos, they are really mouthwatering:)
      Hugs,
      Panos and Mirella
      xoxo

      Reply
      • Savory Spicerack

        August 31, 2015 at 10:51 am

        Thanks! This was a super quick treat I made one time! I believe u have a delicious pudding/custard recipe that this may go with if you don’t want to use instant pudding! Just adding a few swigs of bourbon is the only change! And it’s still hot here to in my area! No fall treats yet for me! Xo thanks for stopping by!

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