Homemade Banana Pudding

A creamy and delicious banana pudding made from scratch, inspired by Magnolia Bakery.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup raw coconut sugar or cane sugar
- 1 can condensed milk
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups coconut milk drink (not canned)
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 to 4 ripe bananas, sliced
- 1 box vanilla nilla wafers
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar, condensed milk, flour, and salt.
- Gradually whisk in the milk, ensuring there are no lumps.
- Place the saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks. Gradually whisk in a small amount of the hot milk mixture to temper the yolks.
- Return the yolk mixture to the saucepan, whisking constantly. Cook for an additional 2 minutes.
- Set timer for 2 minutes
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract and butter until smooth.
- Allow the pudding to cool and thicken to fridge temperature
- In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
- Fold the whip cream into the chilled pudding with a spatula until well mixed.
- Layer pudding with sliced bananas and vanilla wafers in a serving dish.
- Chill the pudding in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving, (preferably overnight)
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