gonna make banana pudding and a ????

glenda_al

13 years ago

DS and Gs are coming Sunday, and both love my banana pudding.

BUT it has been years since I made it. I use my former MIL recipe that the pudding is made from scratch.

1. If I make it Saturday, for Sunday dessert, won't the bananas turn brown and the vanilla wafers get soggy?

I'm so out of the loop as I don't cook that often anymore.

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glenda_al
Original Author
13 years ago
AND

Has anyone tried this:

1 (15 ounce) box Hostess Twinkies
1 (5 ounce) package banana instant pudding
1 1/2 cups milk
2 -3 bananas (sliced)
1 (2 5/8 ounce) box dream whip whipped dessert topping mix (has 2 envelopes of topping 1.3 ounce each)
Change Measurements: US : Metric

Directions:
Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 15 mins
1 Split Twinkies lengthwise and lay in 9x13 pan (should use whole box).
2 Prepare instant pudding with 1 1/2 cups milk.
3 Lay sliced bananas over Twinkies in pan and pour pudding over bananas.
4 Prepare 2 envelopes of Dream Whip as per package directions and spread this over the top of pudding.
5 Chill in refrigerator until set (about an hour or longer).
sushipup1
13 years ago
The Twinkie recipe sounds way too sweet, at least for my tastes. Twinkies alone are sticky sweet. What about using ladyfingers?
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here is the recipe I use at work. 2 cups milk 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 4 egg yolks sprinkle of salt Mix all the ingredients together in a microwave safe bowl. I use a 2 quart pyrex glass bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes and stir. Repeat this 2 or 3 more times. It depends upon your microwave as how long it will take. We only have a small one at work. I dont know the wattage. Peel and slice your bananas into 7up or orange juice to prevent them from turning black to fast. Let set for a couple of minutes and drain real well and add to pudding mixture. Put into a baked pie shell or a graham cracker crust. Top with meringue made with the remaining 4 egg whites and bake at 400 degrees for 13 minutes or until desired color. Or you can skip the meringue and use whip cream on top. The salt may be omitted, all it is for is that it takes the really sweet taste out of it and makes it taste much better. THIS SAME RECIPE MAY BE USED FOR COCONUT CREAM PIE.THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU OMIT THE BANANAS AND ADD A 1/3 CUP OR MORE OF TOASTED COCONUT. IF YOU TOAST THE COCONUT IT GIVES IT A STRONGER FLAVOR. I USE THE MICROWAVE TO TOAST IT. PUT IT ON A PLATE AND MICROWAVE IT UNTIL IT IS CRISP AND BROWNED. BE SURE TO CHECK IT EVERY FEW SECONDS AND STIR IT WHEN YOU CHECK IT OR IT WILL BURN IN ONE SPOT AND NOT BROWN IN THE OTHER SPOTS. THIS IS REALLY EASY. If anyone has any questions or would like a similar recipe for butterscotch pudding please let me know. In fact I was thinking with Marilyn Sues recipe which sounds really good I think my butterscotch recipe might work.
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susan_on
13 years ago
The bananas will get a little brown and the wafers will get soggy, but it will STILL BE DELICIOUS!
patti43
13 years ago
I've made it the day before and it's fine. I don't put bananas on the top though. I just slice them and put them in the pudding and mix. The Nilla wafers will get a little soft, but I like them that way.

That twinkie dessert is going straight to my dessert file. I'd also like it with macerated strawberries over the top and covered with instant cheesecake pudding. Lots of variations with that recipe. I LOVE twinkies!! :-)

What else are you having?
patti43
13 years ago
Forgot to add if I'm making it the day before I try to do it as late in the day as possible.
vala55
13 years ago
Yes the cookies will get soft. I wouldn't pass up a banana pudding with or without soft cookies. My worry would be the bananas turning dark. It really should be made the day you eat it.
sweet_betsy No AL Z7
13 years ago
To keep my bananas from browning, I dip banana slices in lemon juice before adding them to the recipe.
gadgets
13 years ago
Could you make the pudding on Saturday, then do the assembling on Sunday?

Shirley
glenda_al
Original Author
13 years ago
Well, no probem! Lunch isn't going to happen.

I have made it the day before, long time ago when I actually did a lot of family cooking.

Lost my confidence, so I decided to make strawberry cobbler, but now I don't have that to make either.

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