Banana Pudding

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup flour
• pinch salt
• 3 cups whole milk
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 box Nilla wafers
• 5-6 ripe bananas (sliced)
• 4 egg whites (for meringue)
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar (for meringue)
• 6 tbsp sugar (for meringue)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Whisk sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan.
3. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
4. Temper yolks: whisk a little hot pudding into yolks, then add back to pot.
5. Cook 2 more minutes, stirring. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
6. Layer in a 9x13 dish: wafers, bananas, pudding. Repeat 2-3 times.
7. End with pudding on top.
8. For meringue: Beat whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
9. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff and glossy.
10. Spread meringue over pudding, sealing to edges.
11. Bake 12-15 minutes until meringue is golden.
12. Cool, then refrigerate.