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Banana Pudding
We made the classic family-favorite banana pudding unforgettable with creamy homemade custard, fresh ripe bananas, Nilla wafers, and a crown of whipped cream.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min👤 Inés Anguiano 📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●saucepan
- ●whisk
- ●bowl
- ●baking dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pudding
2
Whisk together 2½ cups whole milk, ½ cup heavy cream, 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a medium saucepan. Remove ¼ cup milk mixture and set aside. Bring remaining milk mixture in pan to a simmer over medium-low heat, then immediately remove from heat.
½ cups whole milk2½ (11-oz.) box Nilla Wafers (about 40 cookies); plus more whole and crushed cookies for topping½ cup heavy creamheavy cream1 cup. vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt1 tsp
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Whisk together 3 large egg yolks, one 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk, ⅓ cup cornstarch, sifted, 2 Tbsp. bourbon, and reserved ¼ cup milk mixture in a large heatproof bowl until smooth. Pour in hot milk mixture, whisking constantly to combine. Transfer mixture back to pan and bring to a boil over medium-low heat, whisking constantly and making sure to scrape bottom and sides of pan, until thick enough to coat a spoon, about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Remove from heat; add 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, and whisk until butter is melted and pudding is smooth. Let cool.
large egg yolks3sweetened condensed milk1 (14-oz.) can. bourbon2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into small pieces4 Tbsp
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Whipped Cream and Assembly
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Whisk 1 cup heavy cream, ¼ cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract, and a pinch of kosher salt in a medium bowl until medium-stiff peaks form. (Alternatively, use an electric mixer on medium-high speed.)
½ cup heavy creamheavy cream1 cup. vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract1 tspPinch of kosher salt
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Arrange 4 ripe medium bananas, peeled, sliced ½" thick, in a single layer in a 13x9" baking dish. Spread half of pudding mixture evenly over. Layer half of an 11 oz. box Nilla Wafers (about 40 cookies) in a single layer on top. Spread remaining pudding over. Spread whipped cream over, swooshing decoratively as desired. Top with whole and crushed Nilla wafers if desired. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and chill at least ⏱️ 4 hours and up to ⏱️ 12 hours before serving. Editor’s note: Head this way for more of our favorite banana desserts, breakfasts, snacks, and more →
ripe (lightly browned in spots) medium bananas, peeled, sliced ½" thick4
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