Old Fashioned Banana Pudding
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 Tablespoons butter
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
4 eggs, beaten
1 Tablespoon Vanilla flavoring
Vanilla Wafers
4 large bananas
Mix together the sugar, cornstarch and salt in the top of a double boiler. Stir in the milk and cook over hot water until thick, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. (NOTE: You may wish to simply cook the pudding in your microwave and eliminate the need for a double boiler. Just be sure to stop the microwave and beat the mixture periodically while it is cooking. Also, just follow the remaining instructions included here if you decide to microwave.)
Beat the eggs, then stir in about 1/2 cup of the hot mixture and return to the double boiler with the remainder of the hot mixture (or to the microwave). Stir and cook about 4 to 5 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and add butter and Vanilla flavoring. Beat until smooth with a rotary beater. You may wish to strain it to make sure there are no pieces of cooked egg in the custard. Pour into a container and place in the refrigerator until completely chilled.
Just before serving, remove the pudding from the refrigerator. Line individual bowls with Vanilla Wafers. Peel and slice bananas onto the Vanilla Wafers. Spoon 1/2 cup of the cooked, cooled custard on top of the cookies and sliced bananas. Finish off with a dollop of whipped cream. Serves 8.
Whipped Cream:
1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
With an electric mixer, whip the cream until it begins to form peaks. Gradually add the sugar, beating as you add. When all the sugar has been added, pour in the Vanilla extract and mix well. Refrigerate until time to use.
Easy Banana Pudding
1 pkg Vanilla pudding mix prepared according to pkg directions
Bananas
Vanilla Wafers
1 can aerosol whipped cream
Follow instructions on pudding package, then place pudding in refrigerator to set and chill. Just before serving, remove the pudding from the refrigerator. Line individual bowls with Vanilla Wafers. Peel and slice bananas onto the Vanilla Wafers. Spoon 1/2 cup of the pudding on top of the cookies and sliced bananas. Finish off with a dollop of whipped cream.