Old Fashioned Banana Pudding

Old Fashioned Banana Pudding is the easiest no-bake recipe we love here in the South.


It's a picnic or barbecue must-have in the summertime.


Our family recipe is to use only Nilla Wafers.


The creamy pudding, bananas, real whipped cream, and vanilla wafers make this a dreamy, creamy dessert that everyone loves.


You have two options, one to use store-bought pre-made or the one I make from scratch.


If you want to bring back fond memories with your family and your mom made this, here is the perfect recipe to do that, and great for any get-togethers.


If you love easy dessert try our Strawberry No Bake Cheese Pie or our Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats both a family favorite as a child.

Don't wait any longer to try this if you're a banana lover, this is such a simple recipe everyone raves about all summer long!


For this homemade pudding recipe scroll to the bottom to my printable recipe card for instructions.

Best Every Banana Pudding

I love homemade pudding and this is the best recipe.


It's a must-make if you have the time, homemade from scratch is so worth the time.


This creamy confection has the wholesome old-fashioned goodness you may remember from childhood and right into adulthood.


If you haven't tried this dessert homemade you're missing out for sure.


It's a dreamy delicious dessert you will be hooked on after one bite!


Layers of nilla wafers, filled with a rich creamy filling, and freshly whipped cream give this that old-fashioned flavor that is etched in my mind from grade school.

Ingredients to make Old Fashioned Banana Pudding

• sugar
• whole milk
• cornstarch
• egg yolks
• salt
• vanilla extract
• butter
• peeled and sliced bananas
• lemon juice
• vanilla wafers
• heavy cream or more whipped

Other Additions( or substitutions for food allergies)

• caramel ice cream topping or other ice cream topping flavors
• raspberries or strawberries
• nuts of any kind or pumpkin seeds 
• crushed candy bars of any kind in the layers
• chopped chocolate and marshmallows with graham crackers pudding and whipped cream
• pineapple, coconut, and maraschino cherries with vanilla pudding
• use sugar-free pudding for diabetic versions, graham crackers, and fruit of choice low in sugar 
• use another pudding other than vanilla you prefer ( chocolate goes great with bananas or butterscotch)
• for a faster dessert use whipped topping, fruit, and instant pudding
• use a sweetened meringue topping in place of whipped cream. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat egg whites with a mixer at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add 3 tablespoons of sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue onto the custard. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. This can be refrigerated for up to 2 days with meringue.

Some Fun Combinations To Try

• oreo, chocolate pudding, whipped cream, raspberries
• shortbread cookies, vanilla pudding, whipped cream, strawberries
• nutter butter, chocolate or vanilla pudding, banana, whipped cream

Tips:

• You will need to add a hot liquid to an egg mixture. The hot liquid to the eggs a little bit at a time and whisk this constantly
• Chill your bowl and beaters first before whipping the cream 
• Layer evenly by alternating the pudding, cream, and wafers 
• The whipped cream has that old-fashioned flavor that can't be compared to using a whipped non-dairy topping 
• Keep in mind when you do make this it needs to be refrigerated During the summer, we would pack this in a cooler on ice
• use heavy cream whipped, whipping cream has less fat
• use the leftover over eggwhite for a meringue topping or try my Homemade Angel Food Cake Recipe with them

More Easy No-Bake Dessert Recipes:

No Bake Eggless Tiramisu

Peanut Butter Oreo Bars

Holiday Cannoli Mousse

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Banana Pudding Popular In Southern States

This is on many restaurant's menus, here in the South.


Mom used to make this often when I was a child even in New York!


Maybe your mom made this too and you remember licking the beaters like we did and fight over them?


Mom even used to take the cream off the top of our milk to whip for freshly made topping.


We had our milk delivered back in the 1960s and she would make the cream from it.


Of course, those days are gone, but you can certainly whip up some fresh cream from your local dairy.


This pudding is so smooth and creamy the whipped cream and nilla wafers is perfect in every bite.

Old Fashioned Banana Pudding

Yield: 8

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Prep time: 17 MinCook time: 12 MinTotal time: 29 Min

This is an old-fashioned childhood dessert mom made and we hardly could wait for the banana pudding to cool. Real whipped cream, bananas, and nilla wafers make up this easy-made from-scratch dessert.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 5 egg yolks (see notes)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 peeled and sliced bananas
• lemon juice
• 1 box of vanilla wafers
• 1 pint of  heavy cream or more whipping cream (heavy cream has more fat)  whipped with 3 teaspoons of sugar and chilled
• Note: use a sweetened meringue topping in place of whipped cream. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat the 5 egg whites with a mixer at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add 3 tablespoons of sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue onto the custard. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. This can be refrigerated for up to 2 days with meringue.
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Instructions

1. In a pie plate, slice the bananas, drizzle with lemon juice, and set aside. 
2. Whip the cream with 3 teaspoons sugar until soft peaks, place in the refrigerator.
3. Make the Pudding recipe:
4. In a nonstick 1-quart saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar, 1 cup milk. Scald mixture. 
5. In a small mixing bowl, whisk the remaining 2 cups of milk and cornstarch together to make a slurry. 
6. Whisk egg yolks with salt in a medium bowl. 
7. Temper yolks by adding 1/2 cup scalded milk mixture to yolks and whisk well. 
8. Add yolk mixture and put back into milk mixture and whisk vigorously over medium heat until thickened, about 2 minutes. 
9. Remove from heat, add vanilla, and butter. Whisk until uniformly incorporated.
10. In a  large casserole dish or see-through trifle bowl, layer the wafers, pudding, sliced bananas then whipped cream. 
11. Repeat layers until you use everything up, ending with the whipped cream. 
12. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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