Banana Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 6 cups 2% milk
• 5 large egg yolks
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 22 ounces of vanilla wafers
• 7 medium bananas, sliced
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 6 tablespoons sugar

Directions

1. Mix cornstarch, sugar, and milk in a large saucepan.
2. Heat over a medium setting until thickened.
3. Reduce heat to low setting and stir for 2 minutes.
4. Whisk in a bowl a small amount of heated mixture with egg yolks and return to saucepan.
5. Bring the mixture to a light boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes.
6. Remove mixture from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, and salt.
7. Cool for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Layer vanilla wafers and bananas into a bowl and pour the mixture on top.
9. Repeat the previous step until desired layers are achieved.
10. Layer the top with whipping cream, banana, and crushed vanilla wafers.
11. Chill in refrigerator.

Source — All Recipes
Prepared by Jacob Allen
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019