Okay ladies, we are in the south, and we are supposed to be able to make great banana pudding. I grew up in a house of not big fans of bananas in general, so we never ate banana pudding. I am now living in a household of banana and banana pudding lovers. My husband moans when he talks about his grandmother’s banana pudding. I have tried to make banana pudding twice in my life, hubby says that it is great, but I am not getting any moaning when he eats it. I am still looking for the perfect recipe. I saw one online that added cream cheese. Has anyone ever made one like that? Does anyone have a tried and true, killer good banana pudding recipe?

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Try This Add 1 teaspoon of banana extract to vanilla pudding or just buy the banana flavored. also the true pudding rescipe is on the box of vanilla waffers, I have found making it with chocolate pudding is deffinetly worth tasting. cause anything with chocolate is good. remember grandma or mom will always make it better even being a former chef I could not beet my husbands mom. even with her own recipes.

no more takers on good banana pudding recipes? I'm very appreciative of Michele's ideas and I am definitely going to get some banana extract, but I was hoping for some more recipes to compare

I haven't made it for years but always used the recipe on the vanilla wafer box. It was always great. My mom used it, too.

Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1 dash salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-4 ripe bananas, sliced
vanilla wafers
1 container Cool Whip

Directions

1.Mix sugar and eggs together.
2.Add salt, cornstarch, and milk.
3.Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; cook until thickened.
4.Remove from heat; add vanilla and mix well.
5.In serving bowl, layer the wafers, bananas, and the pudding. Top each serving with a dollop of Cool Whip.

Here's a link to an easy but tasty southern banana pudding recipe:

Easy Southern Banana Pudding

THANKS tiffy82!

This recipe is heavenly I think you all would really like it and it is very easy to make.

Not Yo' Mama's Banana Pudding Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Show: Paula's Home Cooking
Episode: Dessert Cocktail Part

2 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies
6 to 8 bananas, sliced
2 cups milk
1 (5-ounce) box instant French vanilla pudding
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream

Line the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.
In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer. Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended. Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

ohhh I am excited, I love Paula Dean receipes! Thank you so much mimi2kaiden!

I think I will take a day and just make several of these receipes and have the kids and hubby do a taste test. I can't wait. If anyone else has more receipes, bring them on.

Thank you ladies!