Searching for the best banana pudding recipe ever? These Individual Banana Pudding are easy to whip up and perfect for a cool summer treat!
I have already done a different version of banana puddings, but I thought I’d go with a more classic approach. Everyone in my house decided that their banana craze was done as soon as I bought like 12 bananas.
The deli in my grocery store had banana pudding in their case a few days before I made these. I bought a small container for Jonathan. Shockingly, he rejected it- so I ate it for lunch. Then I wanted more.
I made these a couple of days later. Talk about a super simple family favorite. These disappeared quickly out of the fridge and kept really well- even the whipped cream!
Sometimes I just really like to do individual desserts because of the built in portion control….
Tools needed to make the best banana pudding:
- In order to send these individual banana puddings over the top, you will need some fancy [easyazon_link identifier=”B01EBFENW0″ locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]parfait glasses[/easyazon_link] to serve them in!
- You will need a [easyazon_link identifier=”B009W28NLK” locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]large saucepan[/easyazon_link] to boil everything together and temper the eggs.
- You will also need a [easyazon_link identifier=”B00004OCNS” locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]whisk[/easyazon_link] to continuously stir the ingredients.
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Individual Banana Puddings
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup +2T flour
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 bananas
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 T powdered sugar
- 1 box mini vanilla wafer cookies
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan, bring the milk to a simmer; add the vanilla extract.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, sugar and flour.
- Slowly pour in 1/4 of the milk, whisking constantly, to temper the eggs. Pour the tempered eggs into the saucepan with the milk, whisk, and return to medium-low heat. Cook until the mixture has thickened, stirring frequently to prevent the bottom from burning. Fold in the bananas.
- Assemble 4-5 individual serving dishes, Create a bottom layer of wafer cookies, then top with a layer of pudding, repeating again so that there is a layer of cookies, then pudding, then cookies, then pudding. Top with 4-5 more cookies and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
- In a large mixing bowl, whip the cream with the powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Top the pudding dishes with the whipped cream and serve.
mila furman says
MMMM yummy! These look so delish!!! I love a good banana pudding and you hit this right on the head!
Go Go Go Gourmet says
Thanks Mila!
Blair says
Love these, Jacqueline! Individual desserts are the best (that whole portion-control thing, like you said!). I’m impressed that you made these entirely from scratch, too. My banana pudding recipes always include some of the instant pudding mix. 🙂
Go Go Go Gourmet says
I have to make most stuff from scratch, purely because I’m not on top of my game enough to keep those handy little kitchen helpers stocked in my pantry. When a food craving hits, I need to satisfy it as soon as possible, haha!!