Recipe - Banana Pudding

[Original recipe was posted December 25, 2010] I've been going back through old recipes to see what my younger self used to make, and I came across this gem born out of necessity. When I was in college, I used to buy a lot of bananas since our student dining points could be used for groceries at the on-campus stores. However, I kept forgetting to eat them so I would often run into situations when I would have way too many bananas turning spotty at the same time. I really didn't want to make banana bread or muffins (or any of that sort) so I looked around for something else I could make with my limited knowledge of food and equipment. I came across making this pudding and after looking back at this, I am surprised I did it right the first time. Pudding isn't exactly the easiest thing to make since you have to be careful lest your egg cook but it worked out! Here's a tasty dessert to make that even the banana non-liker (though probably not hater) will enjoy.


Step 1: Ingredients (serving size: 6-8 small portions)

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 box vanilla wafers
• 2-3 large ripe bananas
• 2 cups milk, whole fat
• 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour, heaping
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• cocoa powder, optional

Step 2: Prepping ingredients
Slice bananas and layer with vanilla wafers in a medium bowl or round casserole dish (I used the latter). Into a different bowl, separate egg whites and yolks. Start a medium saucepan with sugar and the yolks, being careful to keep it all on low and temper the yolks in without cooking them.