Southern Banana Pudding
This classic southern dessert features layers of creamy vanilla pudding, fresh bananas, and crunchy vanilla wafers. It's a delightful treat that is perfect for any occasion.
This recipe is american style, dessert, scaled for 6 servings, with 20 min prep and 10 min cook.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 10 min · Total: 30 min · Serves: 6
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include butter, bananas, whipped cream, granulated sugar.
- Follow all 7 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 6 servings.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 medium bananas (sliced)
- 1 cup whipped cream
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1.5 cups vanilla wafers
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the milk, granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt over medium heat.
- Stir the mixture constantly until it begins to thicken and bubble, about 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the vanilla extract and butter until smooth.
- In a serving dish, layer half of the vanilla wafers, followed by half of the sliced bananas.
- Pour half of the pudding mixture over the bananas and wafers, spreading it evenly.
- Repeat the layers with the remaining wafers, bananas, and pudding mixture.
- Top the pudding with whipped cream and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 290
- Protein: 4 g
- Fat: 10 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.