Banana pudding is a Southern dessert favorite.
It’s no wonder. This luscious banana dessert is so easy to make, but hits just the right note every time you serve it.
If you have never made it, it’s soon to be one of your favorites too.
This banana pudding is really a trifle. Layers of vanilla pudding, sliced bananas and those all-time favorites – vanilla wafers.
Sometimes simple is the best and this is one example of that.
You just make a simple vanilla pudding recipe, layer it with vanilla wafers and sliced bananas and you have a treat that is so good, everyone will want seconds.
This recipe will be a hit at family gatherings, holidays, barbecues or a weekday dinner.
It’s a wonderful recipe for entertaining. It looks beautiful when layered in a clear glass bowl with straight sides as shown in the picture. They are known as trifle bowls.
If you don’t have one, don’t worry. Just use your nicest bowl and it will be great. It will still taste delicious and that’s what really matters.
An old fashioned banana pudding recipe is a staple in the southern US states. I hope this recipe lives up that wonderful traditional recipe.
This recipe is a perfect example that delicious doesn’t have to be difficult.
The pudding is pretty simple to make with eggs, milk and a bit of flour. After that it’s just layering the pudding with ready made ingredients – vanilla wafers and fresh bananas. Can’t get much simpler than that for a standout recipe that’s perfect for entertaining or holiday dinners.
Banana Pudding
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 dash salt
- 1 egg
- 3 eggs, separated
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 36 vanilla wafers
- 3 bananas, large, sliced
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
Instructions
- Combine 1/2 cup sugar, flour and salt in the top of a double boiler. Mix well. Sir in 1 egg, 3 yolks and milk. Mix well. Place over boiling water. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.
- Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Spread 1/4 cup of the pudding in a 1 3/4 quart casserole. Arrange 12 wafers over the pudding. Top with 1/3 of the banana slices and 1/3 of the remaining pudding. Layer 1/3 of the whipped cream over the bananas
- Repeat the layers twice, ending with the sliced bananas. Add a thick layer of the whipped cream over the pudding.
- Decorate the pudding with sliced bananas and a few vanilla wafers or wafer crumbs.
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