nanny's banana pudding
This recipe dates back many years, and was my Texas grandmother's go to banana puddin recipe. She would make it for weddings, funerals, weekday supper or any pitch in meal. It was always a favorite of mine, although everything my Nanny Grier made was delicious and memorable! This is a classic southern 'nanna puddin' recipe, it's sweet, so you could cut the sugar a bit if you must, but my grandmother would roll her eyes at ya! Hint: you can change the fruit to anything you like, you can also use chocolate baking powder to make a delicious chocolate pudding!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
5 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For nanny's banana pudding
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2 cmilk
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1 1/3 csugar
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3eggs (separated)
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1/4 Tbspvanilla extract
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4flour
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2-3bananas, sliced
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vanilla wafers cookies
How To Make nanny's banana pudding
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1Combine Sugar and Flour in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat.
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2Mix egg yolks and milk in a bowl and beat well with a whisk. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
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3Add egg mixture to the flour and sugar mixture in the skillet and mix together well, at first using a whisk, then use a wooden spoon to keep stirring. Mix well, you want to get rid of lumps.
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4Bring mixture to a boil, while constantly stirring. Bring heat down to medium, keep stirring well until mixture thickens. Remove from heat. -
5Add bananas to the pudding and stir well, careful to not break up your banana slices.
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6Line the bottom and sides of a 13 x 9 glass pan, or a glass bowl with nilla wafers.
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7Pour mixture over the nilla wafers and spread evenly with a spatula.
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8Begin making your meringue. I use a big bowl with about 3 " of ice water, then place my mixing bowl over the top to keep my egg whites cold while I beat them (I've had more luck this way, especially on a hot kitchen day)! Add egg whites to bowl and begin mixing them on medium high. Slowly add up to 2 tbs of sugar to the mixture, spinning the bowl to mix your egg whites until stiff peaks form. Your meringue is ready when you have the perfect taste of sweet and stiff enough it sticks to your spatula.
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9Spread the meringue over the pudding and place under the broiler in your oven. Keep turning the pudding until you have a nice toasty, even glow on the meringue. Don't forget your oven mitts!
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10Enjoy it right away, or let the pudding cool and place in the refrigerator to set before serving.
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