Homemade Banana Pudding
Learn how to make the best homemade banana pudding with this easy step-by-step recipe. Creamy pudding, ripe bananas, vanilla wafers, and fluffy meringue baked to perfection!
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
¾ cup sugar 4 Tbsp. flour ⅛ tsp. salt 1 whole egg 3 cups milk 4 egg yolks 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 package vanilla wafers 4 bananas 4 egg whites ¼ cup sugar
Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a 13” x 9” casserole dish.
Prepare the pudding: Mix sugar, flour, salt, one whole egg, and milk in a saucepan. Add egg yolks, cook until thickened, and stir in vanilla.
Assemble: Line the casserole dish with wafers, layer banana slices, pour pudding, and repeat.
Make meringue: Whip egg whites to stiff peaks, add sugar, and spread over pudding.
Bake for 8-10 minutes until meringue is golden.
Cool and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.