Fudge Banana Pudding

Name: Fudge Banana Pudding
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups sugar; 1/3 cup flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups milk; 2 cups half-and-half; 4 large eggs, separated; 2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 (11 ounce) package chocolate wafers; 6 large bananas; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

12 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 cups half-and-half
4 large eggs, separated
2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 (11 ounce) package chocolate wafers
6 large bananas
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan.
2

Whisk in milk, half-and-half, and egg yolks.
3

Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until smooth and thickened.
4

Remove from heat, and stir in chocolate morsels and 1 tablespoon vanilla.
5

Reserve 14 wafers.
6

Arrange one-third of remaining chocolate wafers in the bottom of a 4-quart baking dish.
7

Slice 2 bananas, and layer over wafers.
8

Top with one-third of pudding mixture.
9

Repeat layers twice and arrange reserved wafers on top.
10

Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
11

Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
12

Fold in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
13

Spread meringue over pudding, sealing to edge of dish.
14

Bake at 325° for 25 minutes or until golden.