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    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert

    Published: Mar 2, 2017 · Modified: Jun 20, 2019 by Modern Honey · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert Recipe. Slow cooked vanilla bean custard layered with fresh bananas, nilla wafers and fluffy whipped cream. A perfect Southern dessert and homemade Magnolia Bakery copycat with made from scratch pudding. www.modernhoney.com

    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert

    Layers of homemade vanilla bean custard, freshly whipped cream, and Nilla wafers.

    It's National Banana Cream Pie Day so let's celebrate! Basically these food holidays are just an excuse to eat pie. Whoever came up with these holidays is absolutely brilliant.

    My brother lived in New York City for over 10 years and would rave to me all about the famous Magnolia Bakery's Banana Pudding. I would seethe with jealousy as I knew he could walk into the bakery every single day and get his banana pudding fix.

    Once I finally flew into NYC, we went straight to Magnolia's to see what all the fuss was about. Maybe you don't know this about me but I am super picky about bakeries. Okay, you probably could have gathered that by now!  I did wonder if this would pass the test. My husband and I devoured the banana pudding in about 90 seconds so I would say that was a good sign.

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    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert Recipe. Slow cooked vanilla bean custard layered with fresh bananas, nilla wafers and fluffy whipped cream. A perfect Southern dessert and homemade Magnolia Bakery copycat with made from scratch pudding. www.modernhoney.com

    Even though I love their banana pudding dessert, I wanted to create a similar copycat but make the pudding from scratch. It doesn't take that much longer and there's just something about handcrafted pudding, stirred with a wooden spoon, that makes it taste that much better.

    This Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert is made by slowly cooking a mixture of whole milk, sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, butter and vanilla bean until nice and thickened. I could eat an entire bowl of this stuff! It is layered with fresh sliced bananas, Nilla wafers, and homemade fluffy whipped cream.

    Homemade Banana Pudding Recipe. Homemade vanilla bean custard layered with freshly whipped cream and Nilla wafers. www.modernhoney.com #bananapudding #homemadebananapudding

    My sister-in-law, Laura, who is a brilliant cook makes this custard every single year at Thanksgiving time. She is the BEST custard maker I know and this is a tried and true recipe. It is a recipe from her Grandma Rappleye that has been passed down through the years.

    This can be made in a large trifle dish, a bowl, a glass pan, decorative jars, or even scooped into small bowls. It is such a versatile recipe. I enjoy layering it into a glass trifle dish or my favorite jars.

    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert Recipe. Slow cooked vanilla bean custard layered with fresh bananas, nilla wafers and fluffy whipped cream. A perfect Southern dessert and homemade Magnolia Bakery copycat with made from scratch pudding. www.modernhoney.com

    A few tips for making out-of-this-world Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert:

    1.  Make sure you cook the pudding long enough for it to thicken. It needs to coat the back of a spoon. After cooking, let it chill to give it adequate time to set up. You can find my favorite wooden spoon HERE.
    2. Temper the egg yolks. Adding a small amount of hot milk to the egg yolks brings them to a higher temperature slowly to prevent the eggs from cooking. After the eggs have been tempered, add them to the pan and continue to cook.
    3. Add vanilla beans or pure vanilla extract after the pudding is removed from heat. If added while still on the heat, the vanilla flavor will be cooked off.
    4. Use COLD heavy whipping cream and beat until soft peaks form. Adding powdered sugar brings out the flavor of the cream.
    5. Bananas turn brown over time (oxidation) when exposed to air. Brush the sliced bananas with lemon juice or sprinkle with fruit fresh.

    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert Recipe. Slow cooked vanilla bean custard layered with fresh bananas, nilla wafers and fluffy whipped cream. A perfect Southern dessert and homemade Magnolia Bakery copycat with made from scratch pudding. www.modernhoney.com

    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert Recipe. Slow cooked vanilla bean custard layered with fresh bananas, nilla wafers and fluffy whipped cream. A perfect Southern dessert and homemade Magnolia Bakery copycat with made from scratch pudding. www.modernhoney.com

    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert

    Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
    A homemade Banana Pudding Dessert made with layers of handcrafted custard, freshly sliced bananas, fluffy whipped cream, and Nilla wafers.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8

    Ingredients
      

    Homemade Vanilla Bean Pudding:

    • ¾ cup Sugar
    • 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
    • 3 Tablespoons Flour
    • ¾ teaspoon Salt
    • 3 cups Whole Milk
    • 3 Egg Yolks
    • 2 Tablespoons Butter
    • 2 teaspoons Vanilla or 1 Vanilla Bean scraped

    Vanilla Whipped Cream:

    • 2 cups Heavy Cream
    • ⅓ cup Powdered Sugar
    • ½ teaspoon Vanilla or Vanilla Bean scraped
    • 4-5 Bananas sliced
    • ½ Box Nilla Wafers

    Instructions
     

    • In a heavy-bottomed pot, heat sugar, cornstarch, flour, salt, and milk over medium heat. Bring to a slow rolling boil and let thicken. Continue to cook and stir until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
    • While the milk mixture is cooking, place egg yolks in small bowl. Temper egg yolks by spooning a small amount of hot milk into a bowl. Keep stirring.
    • Bring it back to a boil for 1 minute.
    • Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
    • Let chill in refrigerator and cool completely.
    • Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar. Stir in vanilla.
    • Slice bananas and sprinkle with lemon juice or fruit fresh to prevent browning.
    • Layer banana pudding dessert with pudding, bananas, nilla wafers, and whipped cream.
    • Let chill in refrigerator to set up.
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    Homemade Banana Pudding Dessert Recipe. Slow cooked vanilla bean custard layered with fresh bananas, nilla wafers and fluffy whipped cream. A perfect Southern dessert and homemade Magnolia Bakery copycat with made from scratch pudding. www.modernhoney.com

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    1. Dawn

      July 16, 2017 at 7:14 pm

      Omg this is amazing . I doubled the pudding and it came out amazing .. no leftovers . Thank you so much I know I will be making a lot this .. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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    2. Liz D.

      August 13, 2017 at 2:02 pm

      5 stars
      After spending about 7 hours researching cold banana pudding recipes that have whipped cream, I decided to make this for my family. It was perfection!!!! Thank you for sharing. The recipe will be kept forever.

      Reply
    3. Mrs V

      November 22, 2018 at 2:36 pm

      5 stars
      I have made this many times. It is the best recipe I have found. It turns out perfect every time and my family loves it. Fantastic!! Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
    4. Maria

      April 29, 2020 at 6:32 pm

      5 stars
      So delicious! This was a fantastic recipe. The family loved it!

      Reply

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