Banana yogurt and vanilla ice cream make one sweet frozen pie filling in these banana cream pie cups!
This weekend was HOT. Hot and humid. Heat advisory, bad hair day humid kind of hot folks. So that meant two things: 1. We played outside for no more than an hour with water toys [yes, Mom got drenched] and 2. When we came inside from the heat wave the whole family wanted a treat to cool off with. No plain Jane popsicles for this crew! Mom had some extra time this weekend [remember, we were only outside for an hour] so I treated my guys to these banana cream pie cups. Think pie meets the freezer and becomes one frozen sweet treat!
Since having kids I find myself creating more bite-sized or kid-sized recipes. And that actually works in my caloric-favor when I make a new dessert. Like I mentioned in my Avocado Ice Pops post, when it comes to ice cream I’m not one for pint portion control. But I can have one or two of these banana cream pie cups and feel good about it! Plus the filling is a mixture of yogurt and ice cream—- see what I did there! [Inspiration for this banana cream pie filling came from my friend Lindsay’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Pie recipe].
If you are not a banana fan no worries, you can easily swap the flavored yogurt and fruit topping for strawberry, blueberry, lemon, you name it! You can also replace the peanut butter drizzle with chocolate or caramel drizzle. Now once you feast your eyes on this recipe don’t forget to scroll down to learn more about today’s giveaway! Oh and PS. If you give your kids popsicles instead of making these banana cream pie cups I totally understand— no judgment there! But if you have some extra time you won’t want to miss out on making this one!
- 1- 16-ounce refrigerated package of sugar cookie dough
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1 cup banana flavored yogurt
- 1 medium sized banana, sliced into 12 rounds
- ½ cup peanut butter, melted
- Heat oven to 350. Spray muffin pan with cooking spray. Slice cookie dough into 12 equal slices, about ½ inch thick each.
- Place 1 cookie dough round in each muffin cup. Using your fingers, press the dough to mold to the shape of the muffin cup. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool completely in the muffin pan until removing.
- Meanwhile, combine the yogurt and ice cream in a medium sized mixing bowl. Using a standard size ice cream scoop, fill each sugar cookie muffin cup with a scoop of the yogurt ice cream mixture. Top with a sliced banana.
- Place the filled cups on a non-stick cookie sheet. Freeze for at least one hour before serving. Drizzle with melted peanut butter or chocolate chip if desired.
There’s more where these banana cream pie cups came from! I’ve teamed up with my friends at Milk Means More to provide one lucky winner with an AWESOME frozen dairy treat themed giveaway in honor of National Ice Cream Month. The giveaway includes:
- A Cuisinart ice cream maker
- The Perfect Scoop: Ice Cream, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments cookbook
- A gif certificate [$50] to purchase ice cream
Need I say more to get you to enter?! Use the widget below to enter. Winner must be over theage of 18 and have a US mailing address. Winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to reply before another winner is chosen. Good luck! And stay cool my friends!
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I love this idea and your suggestion to mix it up with different variations! It was a hot one here yesterday. I even swam in the pond which I have never done in my life. Desperate times! Lol. Have a great day Katie!
What a fun treat for the kids, Katie!
This is such a cute idea!
Cute recipe and an awesome dessert. I love the portion control!!
These look amazing…we’re coming over next time you make these 😉
These look amazing, Katie! Wish I had one for breakfast right now. 😛 PS: GREAT photos!
This is such a cute idea! :] I love sugar cookies, and these look delicious! <3 I haven't had a banana cream pie in forever, but this would definitely do the trick!
These look like the perfect treat for a hot day. I love the peanut butter and banana combo- pinning to make!
I love how cute these little cookie cups are for ice cream–talk about perfect portion control.
Those look like the perfect little treat cups! I love banana cream pie so this is so up my alley.
Ugh, the heat and humidity was awful this weekend! These look like a great way to cool off!
love this cute and easy way to enjoy banana cream pie! Yum 🙂
Such a fun, delicious recipe!
Genius for summer!! Gahh such a great idea for a summer bbq dessert 🙂
What a clever way to do ice cream! So perfect to make for a summer party – pinned 🙂
Oh yum! These look great! I love how simple they are to make too. Pinned!
I’m pretty smitten with these 🙂 I ‘d love to have one as a sweet treat after each meal! They are adorable and the perfect size!
How delicious those look! I definitely entered this giveaway :D.
om nom nom that looks delish!!!!!!
I love this recipe. I need to think about how to make it gluten free. Carmel and banana are a great combo.
these look really good. Gonna pin these for my dad’s birthday! Thanks for sharing.
Yummy recipe. I am definitely gonna try it. And wonderful Giveaway. I entered it as well 🙂
Making these!!
These look delicious! I need to make them for my son. I’ll substitute the peanut butter for fake stuff though because my husband has a severe allergy. I love your food photography, it’s so appealing. And you caramel drizzle is perfection! I always love seeing your new recipe posts. They are inspiring. Keep them coming! Question: Which plugin do you use for your recipe “card”?
Omg what a cute and yummy idea!!! I love cute and easy recipes like this 🙂
OMG I love this, especially the note for non-banana lovers (I know that one was for me 😉 ) . And what a fun giveaway too!
These look fun and delicious. My guys would love these!
I LOVE these! I make mini lemon tarts for parties pretty frequently this same way – pressing sugar cookie dough into muffin pans and then filling them. But I never thought to make a frozen treat like this! It’s almost like an ice cream cookie sandwich, but with better portion control. So smart, Katie!
Thanks Lori!!!! Appreciate your comment and support xo.