# Banana Pudding

This video shows you how to make banana pudding from scratch, avoiding store-bought pudding mix and cool whip.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.75 cup white sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 cup cornstarch
- 6 egg yolks
- 2.5 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 0.25 cup powdered sugar
- 70 cookies Nilla Wafers
- 4 bananas

## Instructions

1. Add 3/4 cup of white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 cup of cornstarch to a pot and whisk them together.
2. Separate six egg yolks by cracking them and transferring the yolk between the shells, or by hand, and then add them to a measuring cup.
3. Add 2 and a half cups of milk and 1 cup of heavy cream into the eggs and mix.
4. Add some of the milk mixture to the pot and whisk until combined.
5. Add the remaining milk mixture to the pot and bring it to a boil, whisking constantly until thick.
6. Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla bean paste, 2 tablespoons of sweet and condensed milk, and 2 tablespoons of high-quality butter to the thick pudding and mix until silky.
7. Let the pudding cool down.
8. Pour 2 cups of heavy cream, 1/4 cup of powdered sugar, and some vanilla into a bowl and whisk until stiff peaks form.
9. Fold about half of the whipped cream into the cooled pudding in the pot.
10. Layer Nilla wafers at the bottom of a serving dish.
11. Add a layer of the prepared pudding on top of the Nilla wafers.
12. Place sliced bananas on top of the pudding layer.
13. Repeat the layers of Nilla wafers, pudding, and bananas until all the pudding is used.
14. Refrigerate the banana pudding overnight.

## Equipment

- pot
- whisk
- bowl
- mixer
- boujee dish
- spoon

## Tips

- Always add butter at the end for a silky texture.
- For whipped cream, whisk until stiff peaks form.
- Refrigerate banana pudding overnight for best results.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKSagUdvasq/?igsh=MWhrbDllMXA4ZzhwdA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bdc8df02-d0f6-47c1-8e1d-4000e77ca1a6
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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