World Flavors Cookbook
Southern Banana Pudding
A comforting layered dessert of vanilla custard, fresh banana slices, and Nilla Wafers, topped with fluffy meringue or whipped cream.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs, separated
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 box Nilla Wafers
- 4-5 ripe bananas, sliced
Instructions
- Whisk sugar, flour, and egg yolks in a pan; slowly add milk.
- Cook over medium heat until thickened into a custard; stir in vanilla.
- In a dish, layer wafers, then bananas, then custard.
- Repeat layers until ingredients are used.
- Top with whipped cream or a baked meringue made from egg whites.