SCRATCH MADE BANANA PUDDING
Equipment
- 1 Small Sauce Pan
- 1 Backing Dish
- 1 Small Bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 2 tbsp Flour
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 cups Milk
- 4 each Eggs (Separated)
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract / Vanilla Flavoring
- 1 box Vanilla Wafers (I used Nilla brand)
- 4-5 each Large/Med Ripe Bananas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Make Custard:In small sauce pan, mix flower salt and sugar. Add milk slowly. Stir constantly to avoid lumps or clumping of custard.
- In small bowl, beat egg yolks and slowly add to sauce pan mixture. Remember to stir constantly to avoid lumps in custard. Continue to cook over low heat until thickened.
- Remove sauce pan with custard mixture from stove and add vanilla extract. Give final stir to mixture to blend.
- Prep Baking Dish:Line bottom of baking dish with layer of each: vanilla wafers, bananas (sliced) and custard mixture. Repeat and finish with final custard layer on top.
- Make Meringue:Beat egg whites until stiff. Add 1/4 cup of sugar and whip until peaks form.
- Finish Pudding:Spread meringue onto top layer of custard in backing dish. Bake in oven at 450 degrees for approximately 5 minutes or until golden brown peaks are visible.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature. Can be refrigerated and served cold or served warm/room temperature.