World's Best Southern Banana Pudding Recipe | Mattie's Kitchen

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.

Welcome to Mattie's Kitchen, where I will be making old-fashioned banana pudding.

Using original vanilla wafers, kosher salt (optional), lemon juice (optional), evaporated milk (Pet or Carnation), and pure vanilla extract.

I have about 8 eggs, but 7 will suffice. Let them sit out for about 30 minutes to reach room temperature.

I separated the eggs off camera, putting the yolks in a pot and saving the whites for meringue.

In the pot with the yolks, add about a can and a half of evaporated milk, a cup and a half of sugar, a pinch of kosher salt, and about 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract.

Turn on the stove and mix the ingredients in the pot, stirring until it thickens like vanilla pudding.

While the pudding is cooking, line a dish with vanilla wafers for the first layer.

Slice ripe bananas and layer them over the cookies.

Continue stirring the pudding as it thickens, adding more sugar to taste if needed.

Once the pudding thickens, pour it over the layers of cookies and bananas, ensuring everything is covered.

Cooking Techniques

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