Banana Pudding with Meringue

5 from 8 votes

Banana Pudding with Meringue

This banana pudding with meringue is made with vanilla wafers, cream cheese, condensed milk, banana slices, pudding mix, milk, and homemade meringue. It's the perfect banana pudding dessert!

Servings:

Ingredients

Banana Pudding

1 box vanilla wafers 11 oz box, use ⅔ of box
2 boxes french vanilla pudding mix 3.4 oz boxes
8 ounces full-fat cream cheese
14 ounce sweetened condensed milk
7 whole fresh bananas
4 cups cold milk any kind
salt to taste

Homemade Meringue

8 eggs remove the yolks
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional

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Instructions

Make Banana Pudding

In a large bowl, mix together the milk and pudding mix. Let the pudding mix set for about 5 minutes.
Using a hand mixer in a second bowl, whisk the cream cheese and condensed milk together. Add the pudding mixture to the cream cheese mixture. Add a pinch of salt. Whisk together.
In a 9"x13" dish, add a layer of vanilla wafers. Then top with sliced bananas. Add half of the pudding mixture. On top of the pudding, add another layer of vanilla wafers and sliced banana. Top with the remaining pudding mixture.
If using cool whip or whipped cream, top the banana pudding. If making homemade meringue, continue to the next step.

Homemade Meringue

Heat the oven to 350 ℉ (180 ℃). In a large bowl, separate the egg whites from the egg yolks. Add the sugar and vanilla extract (if using). Whisk the egg whites using a hand mixer on high. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form (about 3 to 4 minutes).
Spread the meringue on top of the banana pudding. Bake the meringue at 350 ℉ (180 ℃) for about 18 minutes, or until the peaks brown. Let the banana pudding cool down for 30 minutes. Store the pudding in the fridge.

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Notes

For thicker pudding- reduce the milk by 25%. So if the recipe calls for 4 cups, just use 3 cups.
Use any kind of cold milk- whole milk, fat-free, oat milk, almond milk, etc.
Substitute cool whip or homemade whipped cream for homemade meringue.
Storage: Store this creamy banana pudding with plastic wrap in the fridge for up to 4 days. The bananas may brown slightly. The meringue may "sweat" a little. This is normal.

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