Pound Cake Banana Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 4 egg yolks (save the whites for later use in the meringue)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (1 lb) butter pound cake, cubed (i use sara lee frozen all butter pound cake)
• 4 large ripe bananas, sliced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 whisk together 4 cups half-and-half, 4 egg yolks, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup cornstarch, and 1/4 tsp salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook, whisking constantly, 13 to 15 minutes or until thickened. remove from heat; stir in 3 tbsp butter and 2 tsp vanilla until butter melts.
• 2 layer half of pound cake cubes, half of bananas, and half of pudding mixture in 1 3-qt round baking dish. repeat layers. cover pudding, and chill for 6 hours.
• 3 remove pudding mixture from the refrigerator. preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 4 combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/8 tsp salt.
• 5 beat 4 egg whites and 1/4 tsp vanilla at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. add sugar mixture, 1 tbsp at a time, and beat 2 to 3 minutes or until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves.
• 6 spread meringue over pudding.
• 7 bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.