Desserts Brenda Drake + Chelsea Kasen Desserts Brenda Drake + Chelsea Kasen

Banana Pudding

The fresh bananas bring all the flavor to this delicious layered pudding.

The fresh bananas bring all the flavor to this delicious layered pudding.

Banana Pudding

Step 1: Pudding

To a quart jar, add:

2 cups milk

3 egg yolks

Stir with a fork to break yolks, then put the lid on the jar and shake it to combine the yolks and milk. Pour the mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a large pot, straining out any egg imperfections. Then add:

2 cups heavy cream

1 1/8 cup sugar

3 Tbsp corn starch

Whisk together. Place pot over medium heat, stirring continuously, cook until thickened. Add:

6 Tbsp butter

2 tsp vanilla

Place a sheet of plastic wrap on the pudding, pressing directly on the surface so that the pudding doesn’t form a skin. Chill for about 30 minutes.

Step 2: Whipped Cream

30 min later . . .

To the bowl of a stand mixer, add:

2 cups heavy cream

2 Tbsp sugar

Whip on medium/high speed until cream has thickened.

Fold the prepared pudding into the whipped cream.

Step 3: Assemble Banana Pudding

Layer in a 13”x9” pan:

  • 1/3 pudding

  • Vanilla Wafers

  • 2 bananas, 1/4” slices

Repeat, then top with remaining pudding.

Serve cold.

Brenda’s tips:

  • Serving size: 8-12

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