Homemade Banana Pudding
Ready to make old fashioned banana pudding from scratch? Its so easy to create fresh homemade banana pudding with delicious slices of ripe banana, crushed vanilla wafer crust and topping both as well as a delicious dollop of whipped cream. The perfect decadent Southern dessert!
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 241kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2-3/4 cups white milk
- 4 egg yolks beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 tablespoons butter
- vanilla wafer cookies
- 3-4 fresh bananas sliced and quartered
- whipped topping
Instructions
- Add sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan. Mix well.
- Pour in milk and mix over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and creamy, about 8-10 minutes.
- Mixture will bubble and boil and thicken.
- Remove from heat and slowly drizzle in egg yolks while whisking mixture.
- Return to medium heat, whisking constantly for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in vanilla and butter until melted. Let set to cool.
- Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight until completely cool.
To assemble banana pudding:
- Crush 2 vanilla wafers (you can easily do this with your hands) in small, 4-6 ounce serving dishes.
- Add 2 slices of bananas, quartered.
- Add pudding.
- Top with 1 additional crushed wafer, 2 banana slices quartered and whipped topping.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 348IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg