Description
Creamy homemade banana pudding layered with vanilla wafers and fresh bananas for a classic Southern dessert perfect for potlucks, holidays, and family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups milk
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 box vanilla wafers (8 oz)
- 4 bananas, sliced
Instructions
- Whisk sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan.
- Slowly whisk in milk and cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
- Reduce heat and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Whisk eggs in a small bowl.
- Slowly add some hot pudding mixture to eggs while whisking.
- Return egg mixture to saucepan and cook until a gentle boil begins.
- Cook for 2 minutes more.
- Stir in vanilla extract and cool for 15 minutes.
- Layer vanilla wafers in an 8-inch square baking dish.
- Add half the sliced bananas.
- Pour half the pudding over the bananas.
- Repeat layers and finish with pudding on top.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Crush remaining wafers over the top before serving.
Notes
- Use ripe bananas with a few brown spots.
- Classic Nilla Wafers provide the best texture.
- Chill overnight for best flavor.
- Store refrigerated up to 4 days.
- Do not freeze.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilled
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 221
- Sugar: 31
- Sodium: 132
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 72