How To Make Banana Pudding From Scratch

This banana pudding recipe by Mr. Make It Happen on YouTube is made from scratch and it’s a southern dessert that is easy to make. It’s a great holiday dessert to make or to go along with after a southern meal. The shortbread cookies make this banana pudding unique, and I’m used to banana puddings with only vanilla wafers. I’m not a big banana pudding fan, but this recipe looks amazing with all of the cookies in every bite. I think the cookies add a great texture to the smooth pudding consistency.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 1/2 cups whole milk
• 4 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 box Nilla wafers
• 1/2 box Lorna Doone Cookies
• 16 oz cool whip
• 6 bananas-chopped into quarter-inch slices

Caramel sauce:

• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 teaspoon of sea salt
• Splash of banana liquor (optional)

Directions:

First, prep all of your ingredients such as slicing the bananas. Then, in a medium saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt, milk, and egg yolks. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking occasionally. The important process is getting the pudding to thicken correctly. Continue to watch Mr. Make It Happen tutorial on YouTube for full instructions and details.

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Next, assemble the banana pudding. Start off with a serving container of your choice, and start spooning 1/3 of the pudding mixture to the bottom and spread evenly. Then, top pudding off with a layer of Nilla wafers. Fill the spaces with crumbled Lorna Doone cookies, and add another layer of bananas. Continue to layer the banana pudding until it is filled.

This banana pudding looks so good because there are so many layers. I love how it’s in a clear and tall serving dish because the visual of the stacked layers looks impressive.