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Classic Homemade Southern Banana Pudding
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Classic Homemade Southern Banana Pudding

Layers of vanilla wafers, sliced bananas, homemade pudding and sweet meringue on top. You don't have to be from the South to love this dessert. It's the best banana pudding recipe I've ever made!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 201kcal

Ingredients

For the Meringue Topping

Instructions

  • In a heavy saucepan, mix together sugar, flour and salt. Slowly stir in milk. Cook it over low to medium heat, stirring constantly until it thickens - do not leave it unattended. Slightly beat egg yolks in a small bowl, then add a small amount of the hot custard; stir well. Add egg mixture to custard and cook 2 more minutes (stirring constantly still). Turn heat off and add vanilla plus butter. Stir well, until completely combined. Cover with plastic wrap (letting the plastic wrap touch the surface of the pudding so it doesn't form a crust) and let it cool. In 9.5-inch glass pie plate, layer bottom with wafers, then add sliced bananas, then half the pudding. Repeat. Add meringue topping, recipe follows.

Meringue Topping

  • Whisk together egg whites and sugar, then pour into the top pan of a double boiler over just boiling water. Keep whisking constantly and continue for 1.5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a large bowl. Add vanilla. With an electric mixer, immediately beat the egg white mixture on medium until stiff peaks form. Spread over pudding mix, completely sealing around edges. Garnish with more wafers and banana slices.
  • Note: If you want to bake the meringue instead, then you don't need a double boiler. Beat the egg whites and sugar on medium until stiff peaks form. Add vanilla. Spread over pudding mix and bake at 350 degrees until slightly brown on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg