Homemade Banana Pudding

Homemade Banana Pudding is a Luscious, delicious dessert. Made with old fashioned custard, fresh bananas and real meringue, this Southern classic dessert is worth the time and effort.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 273kcal

Author Brooke Burks

Ingredients

4 tablespoons plain flour
1.5 cups sugar
pinch of salt
3 large egg yolks reserve whites for meringue
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 box Vanilla Wafers Big D says Name brand ONLY!
4-5 Ripe Bananas
3 egg whites
⅓ teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Line a 9 x 13 pan with vanilla wafers and fill with sliced, ripe bananas. Prepare double boiler with water in lower pan over low to medium heat. Combine, Milk, egg yolks and vanilla in top double boiler pan and lightly beat. Heat to warm and add flour, sugar and salt. Heat from low to medium heat (not boiling) and whisk until it reaches your desired thickness.
Pour custard over banana and wafers. Allow to cool at room temperature. Beat egg whites in a bowl with a hand mixer until bubbly. Add sugar in slowly while beating. Once all sugar is in, add vanilla and cream of tartar. Beat mixture until stiff peaks form.
Spoon meringue over custard and place under broiler rack in oven. Broil, watching carefully, until lightly browned. Can be eaten right away or stored in refrigerator to cool and eaten later.

Nutrition(All values are estimates only)