Old Fashioned Banana Pudding Recipe With Meringue
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
Old fashioned banana pudding recipe with meringue. In a mixing bowl beat egg whites until foamy. Spread the meringue on top of banana pudding being sure to completely cover the pudding layer. Gradually beat in 1 4 cup granulated sugar and cream of tartar.
Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly 6 to 8 minutes or until thickened. Top banana pudding with all the meringue creating meringue peaks with the back of a spoon and sealing the meringue to the edges of the filling.
Dump meringue on top of prepared banana pudding mixture and spread out to the edges and seal to the edge using a spatula. This old fashioned southern banana pudding recipe layers vanilla wafers sliced bananas homemade vanilla pudding and piles of meringue. In a 9 by 9 inch ovenproof baking dish alternate pudding bananas and wafers beginning with pudding and ending with pudding.
Remove from the oven. Eat it warm the southern way or after it s been chilled. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
Bake in a 350 oven for 8 10 minutes til golden brown. Beat until stiff peaks form. Bake in the preheated oven until nicely browned.
Serve warm at room temp or chilled. Add topping if desired. Grandma would approve of this classic banana pudding that layers vanilla wafers vanilla custard and banana slices under a baked meringue topping.