Rich and Creamy Banana Pudding
Rich and Creamy Banana Pudding
1¼ cups sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp salt
4½ cups milk
8 large egg yolks
3 T. butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 (12-oz) box vanilla wafer cookies
8 bananas, sliced
1 (16-oz) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
Garnish: crumbled vanilla wafers
Whisk together sugar, flour and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk together milk and egg yolks in a medium bowl; add to sugar mixture, whisking until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until very thick. Remove from heat; whisk in butter and vanilla until butter is melted. Layer half of cookies, half of custard, and half of bananas in a 3-quart baking dish; top with remaining cookies and custard.
Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and chill at least 4 hours or up to 2 days. Top with remaining bananas and whipped topping before serving. Garnish with crumbled vanilla wafers, if desired.