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SCRATCH MADE BANANA PUDDING

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert

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.