Banana Pudding With A Twist! Homemade Pudding Make Ahead Dessert @ourforeverfarm

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whipped topping

Coconut cream adds richness with fewer calories.

vanilla pudding mix

🥗Healthier: homemade custard

💰Cheaper: instant pudding

Homemade custard enhances flavor without preservatives.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: almond extract

💰Cheaper: imitation vanilla

Almond extract provides a different but pleasant flavor.

Add 1/2 cup sugar to a large pan.

Add 1/3 cup all-purpose flour to the pan and mix to remove lumps.

Add a dash of salt to the mixture.

Add 4 room temperature egg yolks to the pan.

Pour in 2 cups of milk and mix everything together in the pan.

Set the pan over another pan of water to create a double boiler.

Stir the mixture constantly until it starts to thicken, about 5 minutes.

Once thickening begins, reduce heat to low and continue stirring for 3 to 5 minutes.

Remove the pan from heat once the custard reaches the desired thickness.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring to the custard and mix well.

Pour a layer of vanilla pudding into the bottom of a baking dish.

Layer Nilla vanilla wafers on top of the pudding.

Add a layer of sliced bananas on top of the wafers.

Pour a layer of drained pineapple on top of the bananas.

Repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used, finishing with pudding on top.

Spread Cool Whip over the top of the pudding.

Crush additional vanilla wafers and sprinkle them on top of the Cool Whip.

Cover the dish and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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