Old Fashioned Cooked Banana Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Separate yolks, set aside for meringue. Be SURE you don't get ANY yolk in the whites! The meringue won't come to a peak, or get stiff if you do.
• 2. Place all of the pudding ingredients except vanilla and butter in a medium saucepan. Bring to a low boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. When it starts boiling add vanilla and butter. Continue stirring for 3 minutes. Take off heat. Set aside to cool.
• 3. While the pudding is cooling, beat egg whites with an electric mixer, adding sugar slowly while mixing. Beat until stiff enough to form peaks. Test by lifting beaters from meringue, if it forms peaks then it is ready. NOTE: You can substitute whipped topping in place of the meringue, but you'll need to let the pudding cool longer so the whipped topping won't melt. (And you'll omit the broiling, if you use the whipped topping instead of meringue.)
• 4. Line an ovenproof dish with vanilla wafers and sliced bananas. Pour about 1/3 of pudding over this. Continue to layer these ingredients until they are all used.
• 5. Spread meringue (or whipped topping) over the layers, and form peaks with a spoon by swirling the spoon in the meringue and lifting quickly. Place in oven and broil for about 1 & 1/2 to 2 minutes, or until meringue is slightly browned. OMIT broiling if you use whipped topping. Sprinkle with crushed wafers, if desired, and serve now or cool and serve later. Another one of those - some like it hot, some like it cold things!

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sugar and flour. Gradually stir in milk; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Stir a small amount into eggs; return to pan and mix well. cook and stir over medium heat for 2-4 minutes. Remove from the heat; add butter, vanilla, bananas and peanuts. Pour into dishes. Chill.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Separate 3 eggs, set the whites aside for later use in the meringue. Break up yolks with a fork and set aside. Add 3 cups of whole milk to a saucepan. Over low heat, slowly add the flour, whisking very rapidly to dissolve any lumps. Then stir in sugar continuing to whisk until that dissolves. Next, slowly add the egg yolks to the saucepan, whisking rapidly and continually to avoid making scrambled eggs. Make sure you do not add them too quickly or they will cook and curdle and don't walk away or the mixture will scorch. Keep stirring. Increase the heat gradually up to about medium as you constantly whisk the pudding mixture. Continue to stir it constantly as it thickens. When it has thickened enough to look like pudding, remove from heat, add the teaspoon of vanilla and continue to stir as it cools down. Set aside to cool. When custard has cooled down, spread a light layer of the pudding in a casserole dish. Add a layer of Vanilla Wafers. Reserve about 5 or 6 wafers for topping later. Add a layer of sliced bananas. Add a layer of pudding mixture, spreading it out to the edges of the dish. Repeat the layer process as needed, ending with a layer of the pudding on top. Crumble the 5 or 6 reserved wafers and sprinkle on top. Make the meringue. Meringue Place the room temperature egg whites in a glass or metal mixing bowl. Using a mixer or whisk, beat the egg whites until they appear frothy in texture. Add about 1/8th teaspoon of Cream of Tartar. Increase mixer speed and beat until the egg whites form soft peaks. Add the sugar. Continue to whip, increasing speed as needed until the egg whites thicken and form firm peaks. Do not over work the egg whites as it will cause them to lose volume. Use a spatula and gently spread the meringue over the pudding mixture. Gently dab the spatula up and down in the meringue to form small swirls and peaks. Place the dish in the preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Watch it carefully so the egg white meringue doesn't burn. It just needs to be slightly toasted and browned. Remove from oven, let cool, refrigerate until cold then serve. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Mix sugar and eggs together.
• Add salt, cornstarch, and milk.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; cook until thickened.
• Remove from heat; add vanilla and mix well.
• In serving bowl, layer the wafers, bananas, and the pudding.

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt in a large sauce pan.
• Add milks and egg yolks to pan slowly, stirring constantly over medium heat, until mixture thickens, about 7-8 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Layer enough banana slices to cover the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Cover the bananas with 1/3 of the pudding mixture, and layer with 1/3 of the vanilla wafers.
• Repeat layering, starting with bananas, then using pudding, then vanilla wafers.
• Do the layering a third time as usual, except do not cover the pudding with wafers; place the wafers around the edges of the casserole, tucked into the pudding.
• Beat the egg whites at high speed with a mixer until they foam.
• Add the sugar gradually, and keep beating until stiff peaks form.
• Spread this over the top of the pudding, forming a seal to the edges.
• Bake pudding at 325F for 25 minutes or until the meringue becomes light golden.
• Allow to cool 30 minutes before serving.
• Refrigerate unused portions.

Steps:

• Mix together the sugar, egg yolks, flour and milk. Sitr over medium heat until boiling. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
• Layer the bottom of a 2-quart dish with half of the vanilla wafers.
• Top with half of the sliced bananas.
• Pour half of the pudding over top.
• Repeat layers: vanilla wafers, bananas, then pudding.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve topped with whipped topping.