Holiday Easy and Delicious Southern Style Banana Pudding Recipe

Banana Pudding has always been one of my favorite foods. Ironic, because I’m not very fond of bananas normally. I generally find them too sweet and too mushy and I always eat them slightly green.

However, when you pair bananas with homemade vanilla custard, meringue, and vanilla wafers it’s magical.

Meringue is something my Step-Grandma Queenie used to make a lot. I loved watching her make it as a kid. I thought watching how the egg whites turned into fluffy, heavenly goodness was the coolest thing ever. I wish she could see me make mine now. I like to think she’d be proud. 🙂

This banana pudding recipe is simple and quick. It only took me about 40 minutes to prepare today. Try it out and tell me your thoughts.

Ingredients

Custard:

• 6 oz evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• pinch of salt
• 3 large egg yolks reserve egg whites
• 1/2 cup half & half
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 6 ounces of vanilla wafers
• 2 ripe medium bananas sliced

Shopping List

Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk, 1 Can of 12 Oz (354 ml)
Domino Sugar, Granulated, 10-Pound Bags
Amazon Brand – Happy Belly Sea Salt, Fine Ground, 16 Ounces
King Arthur, All Purpose Unbleached Flour, Non-GMO Project Verified, Certified Kosher, No Preservatives, 10 Pounds
Amazon Brand – Happy Belly Vanilla Wafers, 12 Ounce
Amazon Brand – Happy Belly Cream of Tartar, 5 Ounces

• Whisk together the evaporated milk, granulated sugar, flour and salt until dissolved.
• Warm the evaporated milk mixture over medium heat in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
• While that’s warming, in the same bowl you just used, whisk the egg yolks with the half & half and gradually pour that into the warmed evaporated milk mixture, still whisking.
• Constantly stir while cooking for 10-15 minutes until the custard has thickened.
• Once thickened remove from the heat and whisk in 1 Tbsp of butter and 1/2 Tbsp of pure vanilla. Set this off to the side.

Meringue:

• 6 reserved egg whites
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
• 6 Tbsp granulated sugar

• Whip the 6 reserved egg whites with the vanilla, and cream of tarter. Sweeten with granulated sugar.
• Whip for 3-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form.

Assemble the Banana Pudding

• Layer the bottom of an 11 cup rectangular oven safe dish with vanilla wafers and and a layer of banana slices. Layer with 1/2 of the custard.
• Repeat those steps.

• Spread the meringue on top of the banana pudding.
• Set the oven to broil to toast the top.
• Store in fridge.