Banana Pudding
#banana
#custard
#vanilla wafers
#dessert
#make-ahead
🥘 Ingredients
- granulated sugar ¾ cup
- cornstarch ¼ cup
- table salt ¼ tsp
- egg yolks 4 large
- whole milk 3 cups
- unsalted butter 2 Tbs
- vanilla extract 2 tsp
- vanilla wafers 11 oz
- ripe bananas 4
🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- 2-qt dish
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1Whisk granulated sugar , cornstarch , table salt , and egg yolks smooth in a cold saucepan .
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2Cook @&( timer with whole milk over medium heat, 8 min , until it comes to a boil and thickens enough to hold the trace of the whisk.
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3Stir unsalted butter and vanilla extract into @&( timer off the heat, then let it 20 min under a lid.
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4Layer @&( timer with vanilla wafers and ripe bananas in a 2-qt dish , wafers first, custard last, pressed to the edges so no banana meets the air.
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5Chill @&( timer for 4 hr , by which time the wafers have gone to cake.