Classic Banana Pudding Recipes

CLASSIC BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Bring the half-and-half to a simmer in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Meanwhile, whisk the granulated sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, egg yolks and salt together in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk about 1 cup of the warm half-and-half into the egg mixture, then pour back into the saucepan, whisking constantly. Continue to cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in the butter.
• Spread half the crushed cookies in the bottom of a 2-quart square or oval dish, top with half the pudding and half the banana slices. Repeat the layers ending with banana. Press a piece of plastic wrap directly against the banana slices and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Whip the cream and confectioners? sugar in a large chilled bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed or by hand with a whisk until stiff peaks.
• Spread the whipped cream over the pudding and refrigerate until the pudding is firm, at least 2 hours or overnight. Serve with crumbled wafer cookies on top.

GRANDMA'S BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Line the bottom of a baking dish with some wafers. Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat yolks in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and vanilla extract, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add butter; continue stirring until thickened to a pudding-like consistency, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• Layer a portion of banana slices over the wafers and cover with pudding. Repeat layers with remaining bananas, wafers, and pudding.
• Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl, gradually adding cream of tartar, until soft peaks form. Add sugar and continue beating on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold in vanilla extract. Spoon meringue over the pudding.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue browns, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool before serving.

BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix sugar, flour and salt. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk eggs. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., In an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish, layer 25 vanilla wafers, half of the banana slices and half of the pudding. Repeat layers., Press plastic wrap onto surface of pudding. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Just before serving, remove wrap; crush remaining wafers and sprinkle over top.

CLASSIC BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk 2 minutes.
• Blend in condensed milk until smooth.
• Stir in vanilla and fold in most of Cool Whip.
• Layer wafers, bananas, and pudding mixture in glass serving bowl.
• Top with bananas, wafers, and remaining Cool Whip.
• Serve chilled.

EASY SOUTHERN BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min.
• Arrange half the wafers on bottom and up side of 2-qt. serving bowl; top with layers of half each of the banana slices and pudding. Repeat all layers. Cover with COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 3 hours.

THE BEST BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat pudding mix and milk 2 minutes. Blend in condensed milk until smooth. Stir in vanilla and fold in whipped topping. Layer wafers, bananas and pudding mixture in a glass serving bowl. Chill until serving.

QUICK AND TASTY BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• In 5-oz glass, place 1 vanilla wafer cookie. Top with 1/3 of the banana slices, 1 tablespoon of the whipped topping, another vanilla wafer cookie and 1 tablespoon of vanilla pudding. Repeat layers, beginning with banana slices.
• Top with remaining banana slices and 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Garnish with crushed cookies.