Banana Pudding

Ingredients

For the Pudding

• ¾ cup/150 g sugar
• ⅓ cup/40 g all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• 4 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 2 cups/480 ml whole milk
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

For the Whipped Cream

• 1½ cups/360 ml heavy cream, chilled
• 3 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract

For Assembly

• 1 box vanilla wafers (about 11 oz/310 g)
• 5–6 ripe bananas, sliced
• Additional wafers or crushed wafers for topping

Preparation

1. Make the pudding: In a saucepan, whisk sugar, flour, and salt. Slowly add milk and cook over medium heat until thickened (8–10 min). Temper egg yolks, stir back in, cook 2 min more. Remove from heat, add vanilla.
2. Whip the cream: Beat heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form. Keep chilled.
3. Assemble: In a trifle dish, layer wafers, bananas, pudding. Repeat layers, finishing with pudding. Top with whipped cream and garnish with bananas or wafers. Chill at least 2 hrs before serving.

Tip

For extra flavor, lightly toast the wafers. To stabilize whipped cream, add 1 tbsp instant vanilla pudding mix while whipping.

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