Fudge Banana Pudding

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 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

Recipe

• 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.