Delicious Banana Pudding: 5 Simple Steps to Make It Homemade

 by Texas Homesteader ~

Banana pudding is a homestead favorite and it’s so easy! I use my vanilla pudding recipe and add bananas & wafers to  turn plain vanilla pudding into banana pudding greatness. 

Banana pudding is a quick & easy comfort food for sure. And when it’s homemade? Well it doesn’t get any better than that! 

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Southern Home Hug

Our daughter moved east. So when my Texas girl comes home to visit I make one of her favorite southern comfort foods – homemade banana pudding.

How To Turn Vanilla Pudding Into Banana Pudding

Making banana pudding is easy. I just use my regular vanilla pudding recipe and add bananas and vanilla wafer cookies to turn it into banana pudding.

Vanilla Pudding Ingredients

I’ll show my step-by-step banana pudding recipe in this post. And I’ll also share my recipe at the bottom of this post.

Making Homemade Banana Pudding

Pudding is one of the easiest desserts for me to whip up. So preparing the pudding is a snap.

Combine ½ cup sugar, 3 Tablespoons flour and a dash of salt in a pan.

Add 1 cup boiling water and 3 Tablespoons of butter & stir to combine.

Turn stove heat to medium.

In a measuring cup blend 1 egg yolk & 1 cup of milk.

Baker’s Note: You can include up to 3 egg yolks to make a richer pudding – I usually just go with one though.

After butter melts pour milk mixture into the pan, stirring constantly.

As pudding starts to thicken, mash one of the bananas and stir into hot pudding. 

When the pudding is as thick as you want, remove from the heat and stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Really! That’s all there is to making homemade banana pudding. A simple dessert with a southern spin that really satisfies.

How To Serve Homemade Banana Pudding

If I’m serving my homemade banana pudding from a single dish I first line the dish with cookies.

Then I place a layer of sliced bananas on top of the cookies. This gives a chunky banana texture to the pudding.

The hot pudding is then poured into the dish. Finally I top it with more cookies.

You can either crush the cookies and sprinkle them evenly on top or simply place cookies so it covers the top of the pudding.

Cute Single-Serve Banana Pudding Serving Option

Instead of pouring the hot pudding into a single dish, you can serve your homemade banana pudding in single-serve 1/2-pint jelly jars too.

I really love the way they look when served this way.

Mama always said “Presentation is half the meal”, and mama’s always right! 

Not only does this present your pudding  beautifully, but it’s a super-easy way to transport banana pudding to a dinner party or fun outdoor picnic.

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Another benefit is that the pudding can be made in advance, placed in these small jars and topped with a lid.

Transporting the pudding in these small jars makes it simple when serving too – already portioned out in single-serving sizes. And oh-so-cute to boot!

When you’re ready to serve, remove the lid, add a dollop of whipped cream and hand ’em a spoon! You serve the pudding right in the jars.

Layering Pudding Into Single-Serve Mason Jars

Sectioning off the pudding in single-serve jars was easy. I place a cookie on the bottom of the jar and then pour in the pudding to fill about a third of the jar.

Then I chop some bananas and lay them on top of the pudding, add a crumbled cookie, and finish filling up the jar with additional pudding.

A dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkling of crushed cookies on top and BAM! 

Other Favorite Pudding Recipes

As I mentioned, pudding is the easiest dessert of all to make and serve. Here are our favorites:

Silky Chocolate Pudding

Secret To Making INSTANT Chocolate Pudding (no cooking)

Banana Pudding Made With SQUASH! (no, really!)

And of course this Vanilla / Banana Pudding Recipe too!

And now as promised, here’s my vanilla pudding recipe – simply add the bananas and cookies if you prefer a delicious homemade banana pudding instead. 

Enjoy!

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Homemade Vanilla Pudding (with Banana Pudding Add-Ins)

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Good ole comfort food. Homemade Banana Pudding layered with sliced bananas and crumbled vanilla wafer cookies. Could anything be better?? Texas Homesteader

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 6 people

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
• 1 Dash Salt
• 1 Cup Boiling Water
• 3 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 Egg Yolk, beaten (can use up to 3 for richer pudding)
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Banana Pudding Add-Ins:

• 1 Banana, mashed (Add-ins for Banana Pudding)
• 1 - 2 Bananas, or to taste chopped (Add-ins for Banana Pudding)
• 20 Vanilla Wafers, or to taste (Add-ins for Banana Pudding)

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Method

 

1. Mix sugar, flour & salt together in skillet on stove.
   
2. Add boiling water & butter and stir to combine and turn heat on medium. Heat until butter is melted
   

   
   
3. Mix milk and beaten egg yolk together in separate container and pour into the pudding and stir.

   
   
4. OPTIONAL: For Banana Pudding, add 1 mashed banana now

   
   
5. Continue to cook over medium heat until thickened. When pudding is thick remove from heat and add vanilla extract.

   Allow pudding to cool slightly - either serve warm or cover top of pudding with cling wrap to keep skin from forming and store in the refrigerator.
6. OPTIONAL - For Banana Pudding, add chopped bananas atop a bed of vanilla wafers, ladle on pudding & top with additional vanilla wafers as desired.

Notes

NOTE:  Can use up to 3 yolks for a richer pudding

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