Banana Pudding Meets Rum In This Banana Pudding Shots Recipe
Combining different flavors in the recipes of drinks and puddings is essential for their quality and popularity, so it is very important to know which tastes are mutually supportive. Banana and rum are great combinations in every type of food and drink, and these two just belong together.
Adding bananas to the daily diet helps in various processes in the human’s body, such as losing weight, balancing the blood sugar levels, improving digestion, and protecting the heart. Bananas contain many important nutrients, including potassium, B vitamins, manganese, magnesium, carbs, and fiber.
Rum – the Drink of the Pirates
Rum is one of the oldest branded spirits ever made, which is now widespread in modern alcoholic drinks. Consuming it in moderate drinking practice it can become your favorite summertime alcohol.
Rum has plenty of medicinal properties, and historically it was a lifesaver for armies and soldiers at war until many decades ago (during World War I). Soldiers were given about a tablespoon of rum before hitting the Front Line that helped them to warm their bones when they were standing in the muddy trenches all night.
It promotes hearth health, combats muscle pain, fights the common cold, strengthens bones, acts as a sleep aid, extends longevity, reduces Alzheimer’s disease, and many other diseases.
Banana Pudding Shot
Adding white rum to the traditional taste of banana pudding raises it to a higher level. Mixtures of vanilla pudding, vanilla waffle cake, rum, Cool Whip are used for its preparation. This Banana Pudding Shot is not like the one you get at the bar, but are small mini desserts that are served in a glass. Bearing in mind that they contain alcohol, everyone should be careful not to overdo it!
If you haven’t tried this pudding with a combination of rum and banana, here’s a treat!
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The full recipe of Banana Pudding Shot
Ingredients:
- 2 (3.4-oz.) packages instant vanilla pudding
- 3/4 c. white rum
- 1 1/4 c. milk
- 1 banana, chopped
- Cool Whip, for garnish
- 1/2 c. crushed Nilla Wafers, divided
- 1/2 banana, sliced
Directions:
- Mix pudding with milk and rum and whisk until it is well combined.
- Fold in the mixture chopped bananas.
- Pour pudding mixture into shot glasses until they are half full
- Add a layer of crushed Nilla Wafers in each shot glass, about 1 1/2 teaspoons in each
- Top with remaining pudding.
- Garnish pudding shots with a dollop of Cool Whip,
- A sprinkle of the remaining Nilla Wafers, and a slice of banana
- Refrigerate pudding shots until ready to serve,
With the ingredients above can be made 12 servings, and it can be prepared for only 5 minutes.
We are sure that it will no doubt become a summer staple for all your warm-weather get-togethers. Enjoy it!
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