Banana Pudding
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Banana Pudding
Description
Banana Pudding is assembled from three main components: a creamy vanilla pudding made by thickening milk with cornstarch and sugar, a whipped chantilly cream made from heavy cream and powdered sugar, and fresh banana slices layered with Nilla Wafers. The pudding is prepared over heat until thick but not boiled, then cooled. The chantilly cream is whipped to soft peaks for a fluffy texture. When assembling, alternating layers of pudding, wafers, chantilly cream, and bananas create a balance of creamy and tender with subtle crunch from the wafers. Chilling the assembled dessert for several hours allows the layers to set and flavors to combine.
The result is a classic dessert that offers a smooth vanilla flavor with fresh banana sweetness and a delicate, slightly crunchy texture from the wafers. This dessert suits a variety of occasions where a refreshing and comforting sweet treat is desired.
Ingredients
For the Banana Pudding Pie
- 1 vanilla pudding recipe below, recipe
- 1 chantilly cream recipe below, recipe
- 3 banana
- 8 ounces Nilla Wafers (roughly ¾ of a box)
For the Chantilly Cream
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
For the Pudding
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
For the Pudding:
- In medium saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until bubbles form at edges. In a bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Pour into hot milk, a little at a time, stirring to dissolve. Continue to cook and stir until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Do not boil. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and butter. Chill before serving.
For the Chantilly Cream
- In a mixer, combine the whipping cream and powdered sugar. Whip until soft peaks form. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
To Assemble
- Slice the bananas in thin ½ inch slices and set aside.
- Start with a layer of pudding, followed by a layer of nilla wafers, and then some chantilly cream, some bananas, more pudding, another layer of nilla wafers, the last bit of bananas and then finish it off with the rest of the chantilly cream.
- Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 264 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 264kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 83mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 205mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 697IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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