Irresistibly Delicious Banana Pudding
A comforting and nostalgic banana pudding recipe featuring creamy custard, fresh bananas, and crunchy vanilla wafers.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 240 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 cups sliced ripe bananas
- 2 cups fresh milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup vanilla wafers
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Heat over medium, stirring until thickened and bubbling (about 10 minutes).
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg yolks. Slowly pour a ladle of hot milk mixture into yolks while whisking to temper.
- Return tempered yolks to saucepan and cook for another 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly until thick.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- In a serving dish, layer sliced bananas, vanilla wafers, and the custard, repeating layers.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.
Notes
Use quality ingredients for the best flavor. You can make it a day in advance, and it keeps well in the fridge for about 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 135mg
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