creamy dreamy banana pudding

How To Make creamy dreamy banana pudding

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  Separate eggs putting the whites in a mixing bowl and the yolks in a small bowl.
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  In a sauce pan add flour, sugar, salt. Stir with a whisk until well combined.
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  Whisk the egg yolks until smooth. Pour 2 cups of milk in a measuring cup. Add yolks and mix until smooth.
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  Pour 1/3 cup of milk mixture into sauce pan of flour mixture. Stir until smooth. Turn heat on to medium low and add the rest of the milk mixture. With a whisk stir constantly until pudding gets thick about 15 minutes. when you start seeing large bubbles stir 1 more minute.
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  Remove from heat and add butter, vanilla, and banana extract. Stir until well combined. Slice your bananas thinly.
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  In a oven proof dish arrange cookies in a single layer on the bottom and sides of dish. Layer 1/2 of the banana slices on top of cookies.
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  Pour Pudding over bananas.
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  Top with bananas and then cookies.
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  For meringue: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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  Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add sugar slowly until stiff peaks form.
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  This is the texture you are looking for.
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  Spread meringue evenly over cookies. Bake for 12 minutes.
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  Remove from oven and allow pudding to cool. This is best served warm. You can reheat leftover pudding in the microwave...that is if you have any left.
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