Banana Pudding From Scratch (Microwave instructions)
This delicious banana pudding starts out as a vanilla pudding. But, once you add some fresh sliced bananas to it, the true banana flavor shines all the way through! You can serve this hot or cold, and it comes together in less than 15 minutes! (To up your dessert game, checkout my blog to make your own Vanilla Wafer cookies from scratch!)
Equipment
- 1 Large Microwave safe container
- 1 8x8 pan
Ingredients
- 1/8 cup fresh milled flour 15g I milled a heaping TBSP of soft white wheat berries
- 3/4 cup sugar 150g
- 2 cups whole milk 490g
- dash of vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 ripe bananas peeled & sliced
- 1/2 box of vanilla wafers I have a recipe to make these from scratch too!
- *optional whipped topping
Instructions
- Mill your flour
- In a very large microwave safe container add flour, sugar, whole milk, vanilla, and egg yolks, mix until incorporated. (Make sure your container is at least double the size the mixture fills, it will bubble up!)
- Microwave for 3 minutes, then remove and stir.
- Then, put back into the microwave for 3 more minutes.
- Remove and stir again.
- Place back in the microwave for a 3rd time for 3 minutes.
- Remove and stir (be careful it will be hot)
- If the pudding has thickened, check the temperature and make sure it is 180*F.
- If it is under 180*F, then microwave again up to 3 more minutes until it comes to temp. (Everyone's microwave is a little different.)
- Once the pudding has thickened, the slice some fresh bananas. Layer an 8x8 pan with some vanilla wafers, fresh sliced bananas, then pour the warm pudding over them.
- Top with optional whipped topping, more vanilla wafers, and more fresh bananas.
- You can serve this warm or put in the fridge to cool.
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Notes
Serve warm or cold, but store covered in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
You can make this with regular all purpose flour, use just shy of 2 TBSP of it.
If you prefer to make on the stovetop, just make sure to stir often and don't let it scald or curdle. So, keep stirring it!
To make this recipe in a 9x13 pan (because you will probably want more! lol) Just double the recipe, and microwave for 3 minutes, then stir for 4 intervals. Until thickened and reaches about 180*F.