Vanilla-Banana Pudding

Name: Vanilla-Banana Pudding
Prep time: 5 h 20 min
Cook time: 5 h 20 min
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 ripe bananas, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds; 79 milliliters cornstarch; 5 larges egg yolks, beaten; 8 servings Kosher salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 85 grams vanilla wafer cookies, lightly crushed (about 24); 1 liters whole milk

Vanilla-Banana Pudding might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 342 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours and 20 minutes. If you have bananas, vanilla wafer cookies, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat 4 cups of the milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until steaming.

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Milk

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Sauce Pan

Whisk the sugar, cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk in the egg yolks and the remaining 1/2 cup milk.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Whisk

Whisk half of the hot milk into the egg mixture until smooth, then gradually whisk the egg-milk mixture into the pan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture boils. Continue to whisk until it has thickened to a puddinglike consistency, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Milk

Egg

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.

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Vanilla Extract

Cool slightly, stirring a few times to prevent a skin from forming.

Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the pudding and refrigerate until completely cooled and thickened, about 4 hours.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

One hour before serving, whisk the pudding vigorously until smooth and creamy. Gently fold in 3/4 of the sliced bananas. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Fold in the vanilla wafers, spoon the pudding into six to eight individual cups and top with the remaining banana slices.

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Vanilla Wafer Cookies