If there’s one thing Elvis was known for as much as his music, it’s his love of the peanut butter banana sandwich. Love it or hate it, this Slow Cooker Elvis Pudding Cake takes his idea and turns it into a sweet treat that’s easy enough for anyone to make & enjoy. It doesn’t hurt that we’ve added a chocolate drizzle and topped it with a crisp scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Do you still remember things you loved from childhood? Was there ever anything that stuck out? For whatever reason you just stuck to something. Grabbed hold of it and never let it go?
For me, that was The King. The King of rock & roll. Elvis Presley, the man himself.
I’ve always been musically inclined. Songs have always spoken to me, like poetry set to tune. His songs may not have been super deep or intense- but they sure spoke to me. Something fierce too.
I was only three years old when I announced the SECOND man I would marry. Yes, the second. The first being my Daddy. Apparently, I’d already told him we’d one day be wed. He just hugged me closer and told me we’d see how I felt years down the road.
Unlike Daddy though, I didn’t need his approval for my betrothal to Elvis. I was gonna marry him come hell or high water. At age three. Three. I still can’t believe it myself. The home videos and my parents’ testimony though has been proof enough now. I wasn’t even phased when I gently found out I was born well after he had died. That was my future husband, or bust.
Fast forward almost thirty years, and my tastes have obviously changed. I’ve found my husband, my king. The Hubs himself gets a chuckle hearing stories about my love for Elvis in my younger years.
I’ve gotten a bit more realistic about things sure, but my love for all things Elvis Presley haven’t dimmed a bit. Time couldn’t touch that! I still groove to his music, I’ve made sure all my kids are familiar with his hits. I own all his movies and have made sure they also have a healthy appreciation of those too.
It’s my job to make sure they have a healthy appreciation for all things vintage and amazing, right? That’s meant immersing them in all things related, including food.
Most infamous being his beloved peanut butter & banana sandwiches. Not surprising since he was from the deep South. It’s a classic combination down here.
We decided to up the ante, and turn it into a delicious dessert. The slow cooker Elvis pudding cake was born. Just like the original, it was also meant to take the world by storm. The stages may not have been the same, but the reception was! This recipe is sure to catch a real stunner.
Other Easy Slow Cooked Desserts:
- Salted Caramel Crockpot Hot Chocolate
- Crockpot Maple Glazed Walnuts
- Slow Cooker Red Wine Hot Chocolate
Elvis Pudding Cake
Ingredients
- 1 - 3.5 package instant banana pudding and pie mix
- 3 C skim milk
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- eggs
- oil
- water
- 1/2 C creamy peanut butter plus 1/4 C for topping
- 1 C peanut butter chips
- 1 C semi sweet chocolate chips
- Chocolate sauce for drizzle
- Banana slices for topping
- Vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Spray a 6qt slow cooker pot with pam spray.
- Using a medium bowl, whisk together for 2 minutes the milk and pudding mix until soft.
- Pour soft pudding into the cooker and set aside.
- Following the directions on the back of the cake mix box, prepare the cake batter, mixing in the 1/2 C of creamy peanut butter.
- Pour the cake batter over the pudding
- Bake on low for 4 hours or until a tooth pick comes out clean from being poked in the center.
- Turn the crock pot off and remove lid
- Sprinkle the peanut butter chips and chocolate chips over the top and cover back up with the lid.
- Allow to sit for 10 minutes
- Heat the 1/4 C of peanut butter in the microwave for 15 seconds
- Scoop out some gooey goodness into a bowl and top with the peanut butter and chocolate sauce, sliced banana's and vanilla ice cream
- Enjoy!
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Italian Prince says
My perfect girlfriend would in essence be this desert….and me the spoon 😉😁😍 a perfect combo that requires each other and makes the full monty 😆😋😀