Coconut pudding, anyone?! If you’re wondering how to make coconut pudding, I have it!

If you’ve already made this creamy coconut pudding (with a twist!), you know how delicious this easy recipe is. 

And if not, then keep reading below and get this creamy pudding in your life stat.

Anyways, early Saturday morning I went to shoot this breakfast meets perfect dessert, drink lattes, and breathe in all the joys of work that never feels like work.

How Did You Come Up with Paleo Pudding?

I’ll never forget when I first started playing with this coconut flavor recipe. 

It was October of 2013. Our friends, Missy and Jay and their daughter, Saige, were coming to California to visit. 

Ryan and I still didn’t have any of the kids yet, so back in those days, I spent all my time creating and concocting, developing and testing recipe upon recipe.

Almost immediately, I knew this recipe with minimal ingredients was going to be a hit. 

Why? Well, because the way I always “test” recipes is by sharing them with people who normally eat gluten, dairy, soy, corn, meat, etc., etc. free. 

And when the recipe passes with flying colors, I know it’s a go.

How to Make Coconut Pudding

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Grass Fed Gelatin

All pudding uses gelatin, but only super high-quality pudding uses pasture-raised, grass-fed bovine hide gelatin. 

And why is this important? Because if we’re making food, yes, even pudding recipes, that support gut healing, it needs to contain ingredients that aid in, not hinder, the healing process. 

I’ve already told you, hundreds of times, that I have long used gelatin for gut healing. 

HERE are all the reasons why.

If I’m consuming an animal-based product, then I need to know where, how, and why.

Gelatin is the foundation for this homemade coconut pudding recipe. So make sure you’re choosing wisely.

BTW – if you want to get your high-quality gelatin from Perfect Supplements HERE, use my code GUTSY10 at checkout to save 10%.

The Best Coconut Pudding [ with a Paleo Banana Coconut Twist]

​INGREDIENTS

So, what do you need to make this easy coconut pudding recipe?

In addition to the gelatin feature, you will need these simple ingredients:

• 2 medium bananas, extremely ripe
• 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
• 1/2 cup light coconut milk
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 – 2 Tablespoon gelatin
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

​Some notes:

1. For best results on your preferred texture, choose 1 Tablespoon gelatin if you want thin (almost runny) pudding; use 2 Tablespoons if you want a firm pudding.
2. If you need eggless puddings, then you can with this recipe. Simply just leave out the egg yolk. The egg yolk is there to give it that velvety texture + act as another thickening agent. Besides, egg yolks are full of healthy fats.
3. If you use a firm banana vs. ripened, it can turn into a low-FODMAP option as well. However, doing so will take away the extra creaminess.
4. The next time you make it, consider adding a Tablespoon of cocoa powder for a chocolate pudding recipe aka. chocolatey-twist 🙂 Other ways to mix it up might include: a dash of ground cinnamon, non-dairy chocolate chips, or toasted coconut flakes. 
5. If you simply want to eat the coconut cream pudding as-is, you can enjoy this great dessert. I could eat the whole thing in one sitting. I’m good like that. However, when I made this recently, I turned it into a parfait. I layered as such: crushed and dried bananas, Paleo Banana Coconut Cream Pudding, crushed and gluten-free graham crackers, Paleo Banana Coconut Cream Pudding, and whipped cream for the top of the pudding. Yes, just an incredible dessert!

METHOD NOTES

1. Place bananas, full fat coconut milk, sea salt, egg yolk and vanilla extract in a large bowl, and blend together with a Smart Stick immersion blender (or a hand-held blender on low).
2. Heat the coconut milk light on the stove in a medium saucepan (on medium-low heat, and don’t allow it to bubble).
3. Once heated, add the coconut milk light to your bowl (so you now have the entire milk mixture together), and stir in the gelatin by hand with a whip or spoon, making sure there are no gelatin clumps.
4. Place entire mixture in the fridge for about 4 hours to cool and “gel” together.
5. Serve with a non-dairy whip cream, sprinkle some shredded coconut/banana slices on top (or other fresh fruit), and/or layer with crushed grahams/crushed banana chips.

Paleo Banana Coconut Cream Pudding Recipe

This recipe is not a vegan dessert (gelatin + egg yolk). However, it is: gluten free, dairy free, soy free, corn free, added sugar free, and Paleo.

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Recipes Approved by All

Everyone in our house approved this delicious dessert.

I have even found the homemade pudding to be perfect for the babies because it’s a free-from-all-the-junk pudding and it’s a dairy-free pudding.

p.s. The whipped cream on top in this image is not dairy-free, but this is my favorite way to make a dairy-free whipped cream.

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1. Collagen vs. Gelatin
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3. Paleo Popsicle Coffee Recipe

Xox,
SKH