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Banana Pudding

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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Bananas, homemade pudding, vanilla cookies and whipped cream…is there anything better than banana pudding?

In my house, good old banana pudding is a family favorite.  

The Southern husband claims that this is a traditional Southern dessert, and while this may be true, this Yankee girl is here to tell you that something made with homemade pudding, crushed vanilla wafers, bananas and whipped cream tastes pretty much perfect wherever you live.

I like to make mine in mason jars so that each person has their own private and personal portion, but this recipe will also work just fine in you want to make it in a regular serving dish.  It’s nice and adaptable that way.

Now, part of the wonderfulness of this particular recipe is the pudding part.  I’m not shy about using pudding mix on occasion, but not for this dessert…it needs and deserves the homemade stuff, and I promise, it’s not that hard and well worth the teeny bit of extra effort.  

Once you have made the pudding and waited for it to cool down (the waiting is the hardest part!), all you have left to do is put it all together.  

Now if you are going the mason jar route, fair warning that the servings will be big ones.  (This has never been a problem in my house, but you may live with daintier eaters than I do.)  

You can of course use smaller individual glasses or bowls, or as I said before, a regular pretty bowl…whatever you decide, the assembly is the same.

Spread a nice layer of pudding on the bottom of whatever your serving receptacle is. Now layer on some crushed vanilla wafers, followed by some chopped banana.  

Repeat…pudding, wafers, banana.  

And to make it just plain perfect, top the whole thing with a generous later of homemade whipped cream. Sprinkle with some vanilla wafer crumbs, hand out the spoons and stand back.  

You have just made banana pudding heaven. And as the Southern husband would say, this is some good eating, y’all!

 

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Banana Pudding


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  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings (or four big servings if you are using mason jars!) 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Southern
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Ingredients

  • 5 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 ripe bananas, sliced and quartered
  • 20 vanilla wafer cookies, broken into small pieces, plus one extra crushed into crumbs
  • 1 cup cold heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Make pudding: whisk the egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch together until smooth and set aside.
  2. Heat the milk in a medium sized pot until boiling. Remove from heat, pour into a measuring cup and pour in a slow stream into the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
  3. Pour the milk mixture into a clean pot and whisk over medium heat until it thickens. When it starts to thicken it will go fast, so whisk whisk whisk so you don’t get lumps.
  4. Spoon the hot pudding into a bowl and add the vanilla and butter. Whisk until the butter is melted, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cool, at least 2 hours.
  5. When pudding is cool, assemble in either single serving dishes or a medium serving bowl as follows: half the pudding, half the cookies, half the bananas. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  6. Make the whipped cream by whipping the cream and sugar together until the cream forms medium soft peaks. Spoon cream onto the top of pudding, sprinkle with cookie crumbs and serve!
49739.8 g104.9 mg27 g15.2 g0.5 g58.5 g2.3 g7.3 g217 mg

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Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!

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Published on November 25, 2012

Good for: Birthday Party, Christmas/Holidays, Mother's Day, Southern Husband's Favorites

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  1. ColleenB says

    November 26, 2012 at 8:14 am

    Looks Absolutely Wonderful.
    It’s also my hubby’s favorite dessert as well.
    Thank you
    ColleenB.

    Reply
    • Kate says

      December 1, 2012 at 2:34 pm

      Thank you! Here’s to favorite husband desserts. :)

      Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    November 26, 2012 at 11:18 am

    Omigod, I saw “Banana pudding” and immediately I was transported to my childhood and mom making Naner pudding for my brother and dad.
    I don’t think I have had it since then. My (Yankee) husband gets That Look when I ask him if he would like to try some of my old Southern recipes .. :)

    Reply
    • Kate says

      December 1, 2012 at 2:35 pm

      You have to try this one on him…he will be a convert lickety-split!

      Reply
  3. Joanne says

    November 26, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    I’ve always kind of avoided banana pudding because imitation banana weirds me out and so many of the recipes call for powdered pudding mixes. I kinda love you for throwing this my way though…looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      December 1, 2012 at 2:37 pm

      I kinda love you right back! (And right there with you on the imitation banana) :)

      Reply
  4. Posti4 says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Oooohh yum that will be four servings at our home!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      December 1, 2012 at 2:37 pm

      Sounds like your house is very much like my house! :)

      Reply
  5. Kim says

    July 21, 2014 at 12:09 am

    I just tried this and it was amazing! My husband just loved it!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 22, 2014 at 4:10 pm

      Hurray! My husband loves it too – something about husbands and banana pudding, I guess!

      Reply
      • tracy says

        December 14, 2014 at 5:00 pm

        OMGOODNESS! !! This was sooo amazing and presentation so awesome! I made mine in clear tea cups!! Everyone loved them!!!! Thankyou for this!!!!

        Reply
        • Kate says

          December 14, 2014 at 6:08 pm

          Clear tea cups? I think I am in love. What a perfect idea! :)

          Reply
  6. S. Voth says

    March 14, 2019 at 5:48 pm

    Just made this recipe. Rated it 4 Stars Because it needs more sugar. Thanks

    Reply
    • S. Voth says

      March 18, 2019 at 5:10 pm

      …no response? Seems you only respond to akalades and not helpful criticisms. That’s unfortunate.

      Reply
      • Kate says

        March 18, 2019 at 7:20 pm

        I’m so sorry not to respond sooner – my daughter got married this weekend and I’m just coming up for air! I think adding another 1/4 cup of sugar might help especially if the bananas are not super ripe since they get sweeter as they ripen. Thanks for your comment as I’m sure it will help others who like their banana pudding on the sweeter side or might be using very fresh bananas. Hope this helps! I do always answer and appreciate all comments. ?

        Reply
  7. Brock says

    April 17, 2022 at 3:01 pm

    Was looking for a recipe to match my great grandmother’s from my early childhood. This was SPOT ON. Thank you so much! Perfectly sweet, great banana flavor and the half soggy/half crunchy cookies after it sits for a bit, took me right back.

    (Also, I didn’t have vanilla wafers, so I used biscoff cookies. It was amazing, if anyone ever needs an alternative and is looking for advice. Try it!)

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Kate Morgan Jackson says

      April 19, 2022 at 9:19 pm

      Brock! This makes me so happy! And thanks for the info about the biscoff cookies – great idea. :)

      Reply

Hi, I’m Kate! I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover. I’m so glad you’re here!

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