Making My First Old Fashioned Banana Pudding
published by Gail Nobles on Sep 20, 2009
When it comes to old fashioned banana pudding, I don’t know hardly anyone that makes it old fashioned like my mother use to do. In restaurants, it’s terrible because it tastes like Jell-O Pudding. The custard is not home made.
When it comes to old fashioned banana pudding, I don’t know hardly anyone that makes it old fashioned like my mother use to do. In restaurants, it’s terrible because it tastes like Jell-O Pudding. The custard is not home made. I went to a restaurant called McCall’s and their banana pudding was cooked the old fashioned way. The sad thing about it was I had to travel miles to get to them from home. So I decided that I was going to learn how to make it on my own somehow.
The Custard
Thanks to YouTube, I did learn how to make it. I knew that I needed two layers of Vanilla Wafers and Bananas. That was no problem. I made some mistakes along the way making the custard and whip topping. When I added flour to make the custard, I thought I had the fire down low enough. The custard was getting a tiny bit scorched, and the lumps were hard to get rid of. I did not think to do all the extra stuff that my mother use to do for the flour. Maybe if I had sifted the flour, I would not have had that problem. When you read the recipe and watch videos, they seem to tell you to throw everything in a pot. After adding the 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour, egg yolks, 2 cups milk, and teaspoon of vanilla, it started looking and tasting like custard.
The Whipped Topping
It was no problem turning the egg whites and 1/3 sugar into a topping. Getting it to look like a whipped topping was hard because I don’t think I used enough egg white. I kept mixing and mixing and it looked more like cream. So I decided to buy some Cool Whip to add for the top of the banana pudding. Then I sat it in the refrigerator for one hour.
Although I made some mistakes, the banana pudding was good to me. It tasted like homemade banana pudding and tasted better than the box stuff. The next time I try to make a banana pudding, it will be a whole lot better than my first one.
# 1 by fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa
September 20th, 2009 at 3:46 pm #
it takes time, to get it perfect and when you do,your will be so amazed.
Recently I made upsidedown pineapple cakes, and it was so good, I made several over a period of 3 weeks, let me just say, none of them lasted more than 6 hours, the last one which was the best lasted about 20 minuties. Of course my house is always full of friends and family, and in the beginning the ate too much so they waited to have some cake, Now if they know I am making the cake, they want dessert first. So Now I hide the cake until after dinner.
Trust me keep at it, and soon you will have it down pat.
# 2 by CA Johnson
September 20th, 2009 at 7:08 pm #
I like banana pudding. It’s really good. I agree with Elizabeth that it does take practice to make sure it’s good. The more you do it, the better it will turn out.
# 3 by Ruby Hawk
September 20th, 2009 at 8:38 pm #
Gail, you can cook your pudding over a double boiler of water and it will be smoother. Also have your egg whites at room tempreture and beat them with a hand mixer,gradually pour your sugar in while beating. Use the yellows of the eggs for your pudding and the whites for the beaten topping. You will learn with practice. I agree, I like the old fashioned way. It’s so much better.
# 4 by beauley
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:12 am #
A very good article Gail. We eat a banana every morning. It is the best fruit of all and the best ROI[return on investment] nutrition wise. We have never attempted banana pudding. Thanks for sharing.
# 5 by Gail Nobles
September 28th, 2009 at 1:11 pm #
Thank you all for your wonderful comments and advice. I will keep practicing and take the advice you all have given me. I let my father and his friend taste the banana pudding, and they really liked it. I greedily ate the biggest of it myself. I did not think it was going to be good, but it was good.
# 6 by Teves
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:43 am #
Wow i like this recipe….Thanks for sharing friend!
# 7 by Gail Nobles
November 10th, 2009 at 9:50 am #
You’re Welcome!
# 8 by diamondpoet
November 10th, 2009 at 12:01 pm #
This is good for my husband he love bananas. thanks for sharing.,
# 9 by Jerry
January 6th, 2010 at 10:56 am #
I have tried to make banana pudding from my mother-in-law’s old fashioned recipe. It tastes just like hers, but it seems to get runny and watery after you dig into it. Her recipe called for corn starch instead of flour, but was otherwise identical. My custard was thick enough when I was assembling it, so where does all the liquid come from? should I use more corn starch? More wafers? Suggestions welcomed.
# 10 by Gail Nobles
January 9th, 2010 at 7:25 pm #
I had a little liquid in mine too when I first dug into it. The rest of it was thicker. I don’t know, but it was good.