In that post I mention my Aunt Lillian's Banana Pudding. Now, I don't have a picture of it, but I do want to share the recipe with you. And come Thursday, I'll have a picture!
One of everybody's favorite dishes at our Thanksgiving gathering is Aunt Lillian's Banana Pudding. Aunt Lillian is the matriarch of the family, being the oldest aunt. Many of us cousins are known to sneak over to the dessert table before we serve our plates with dinner.
There is one reason we go there. It's for a spoonful of Aunt Lillian's Banana Pudding. You learn to do this when it happens to you the first time. You finish your dinner and head over to the dessert table for the pudding and what's this? The bowl is empty? THE. BOWL. IS. EMPTY! Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!
So, lesson learned. Next gathering. You "Eat It First."
Aunt Lillian's "Eat It First" Banana Pudding
Ingredients
1 box Vanilla Wafers
3 large ripe bananas, sliced
1 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
2 TBSP flour
2 cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla
8 oz. whipped topping
Directions
Mix together sugar, egg yolks, flour and milk.
Stir over medium heat until boiling.
Then remove from heat, and add vanilla.
Layer the bottom of 2-qt pan with half of the vanilla wafers and top with half of the sliced bananas.
Pour half of the pudding on top.
Then, repeat, forming a second layer.
Refrigerate for at least one hour.
Top with whipped topping before serving.
Yep, my first stop on Thursday will be the dish full of Aunt Lillian's Banana Pudding.
Thank you so much for this recipe. Many many years ago we also made banana pudding from scratch and this instant pudding everyone seems to use nowadays just doesn't measure up to the scratch method of making it. Your Aunt Lillian could give you some fantastic recipes for cooking from scratch I'm sure. Yea for your Aunt. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteCute post! I'm DEF making that recipe for our family's Thanksgiving dinner! DEF!!
ReplyDeleteLove Banana pudding, thank you for sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteHi Rebekah! I came over from maryjanesfarm just to get this recipe! Love your words and your recipes! Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI'm chiming in (hope you don't mind). This is the Southern Living recipe. It is an old favorite at our family gatherings.
ReplyDeleteBanana Pudding
I sometimes use sweetened condensed milk, 4 egg yolks and nothing light ir fat-free. It depends on who I am making it for.
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
Dash of salt
2 1/2 cups 1 percent low-fat milk
1 (14-ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups sliced ripe bananas (about 5 to 6)
45 reduced-fat vanilla wafers
4 egg whites
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Combine flour and salt in medium saucepan. Gradually stir in low-fat and condensed milks and yolks, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 8 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Arrange 1 cup banana slices in a 2-quart baking dish. Spoon 1/3 pudding mixture over bananas; top with 15 vanilla wafers. Repeat layers once; top with remaining bananas and pudding. Arrange remaining 15 wafers around inside edge of dish. Gently push wafers into pudding. Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar is dissolved (2 to 4 minutes) Spread meringue over pudding, sealing to edge of dish. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden. Let cool at least 30 minutes.
Thank you for letting me share. I enjoy your writings so very much.