Bananas Foster Banana Pudding makes a mouthwatering southern dessert and will feed a crowd. It tastes like traditional Banana Pudding, but better. Since it’s flavored like the famous New Orleans dessert, it would be perfect for a Mardi Gras party.
There’s much more flavor in this Bananas Foster Banana Pudding because instead of just adding plain banana slices to the banana pudding, they are first coated in a brown sugar and cinnamon mixture and then you flambé with rum.
Next the banana slices get layered with a homemade custard and lots of vanilla wafers, and then topped with a thick layer of whipped cream.
Banana Pudding is such a great make ahead dessert for a potluck or party. You want to make it at least 4 to 6 hours in advance. The day before is even better so the flavors have time to blend and the vanilla wafers get soft. They’re my favorite part.  🙂
When making Banana Pudding, you want ripe, but not overripe bananas. The banana peels should be yellow, but not with lots of black spots on them.
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Bananas Foster Banana Pudding
Ingredients
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 bananas, sliced into rounds
- 1/3 cup dark rum
- 1 box of Vanilla wafers
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- additional vanilla wafers for garnishing top
Instructions
- Combine the egg yolks, milk, and half-and-half in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and whisk well.
- In a medium bowl whisk together sugar, flour, and salt.
- Stir flour mixture into milk mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Set aside.
- Heat butter in a large skillet until melted.
- Add brown sugar and cinnamon and cook over medium heat until bubbly.
- Add bananas and cook 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add rum and ignite with a long match. Baste the bananas with the syrup until flames subside. Let cool slightly.
- In a 3-quart baking dish or 9x13-inch pan, layer 1/3 of vanilla wafers on bottom of dish.
- Top with 1/3 the banana mixture and then 1/3 of the custard. Repeat layers 2 times. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours.
- Using an electric mixer, beat cream until foamy. add 2 tablespoons sugar and continue to beat until soft peaks form. Spread on top of banana pudding.
- If desired, decorate top with more vanilla wafers.
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Modifications: Vanilla pudding packets instead of making my scratch, less rum, 1/3 c of brown sugar instead of 1/2, and no whipped cream.
This was DELICIOUS! I’ve been eating the leftovers CONSTANTLY!
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