Libs Banana Pudding Recipes

BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix sugar, flour and salt. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk eggs. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., In an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish, layer 25 vanilla wafers, half of the banana slices and half of the pudding. Repeat layers., Press plastic wrap onto surface of pudding. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Just before serving, remove wrap; crush remaining wafers and sprinkle over top.

LIB'S BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Pudding: In a large saucepot over medium heat, add cornstarch, sugar, eggs, water, milk, margarine, vanilla extract and pumpkin pie spice.
• Bring to a boil stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and set aside to cool while preparing meringue.
• Meringue: In a medium mixing bowl add the egg whites and beat on high speed with electric mixer until stiff peaks start to form.
• Add a dash of salt and slowly add in 1/2 cup sugar a little at a time until all sugar has been added.
• Continue beating egg whites until stiff peaks have formed.
• (Tip: if when you turn meringue upside down and the peaks stay put-the meringue is ready to be used.) Assemble pudding: In a large oven proof pan, layer vanilla wafers, bananas and pudding mixture; ending with vanilla wafers on top.
• Spread meringue over vanilla wafers and bake at 400 degrees just until the meringue has turned a golden brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.