Homemade Banana Pudding

 This Banana Pudding is sooooooo good!!! It didn't last long in this house!! There is just something about made from scratch banana pudding!! YUM!

Ingredients:

2 cups milk, 2% or higher
2/3 cup sugar
3 TBSP cornstarch
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 TBSP butter
2-3 large bananas, sliced into 1/8″ slices
50 vanilla wafers
1 cup heavy cream
3 TBSP powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Prepare a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.

In a medium sauce pan whisk together the milk, sugar, cornstarch, salt, egg, and egg yolk.

Once well combined place the pan over medium heat and cool until thick and bubbling.

Remove the pan from the heat, add the butter and vanilla extract and whisk until completely melted.

Pour the custard  into a separate bowl and cool slightly.

In the prepared casserole place a layer of the sliced bananas then top that with a layer of the vanilla wafer cookies.

Pour over 1/3 of the custard and spread to the edges.

Repeat this process twice more then top the last layer of custard with a layer of vanilla wafers.

Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least four hours.

Whip the heavy cream with the vanilla and the powdered sugar until it reaches soft peaks.

Spread the whipped cream over the chilled pudding and top with crushed vanilla wafer cookies.

ENJOY!!