REAL Banana Pudding

Is there an easy way to make banana pudding?  Yes, vanilla jello pudding and whip cream layered with bananas and nilla wafers.  But is it as good as REAL banana pudding?  Well, is a fake diamond as good as a clear princess cut?  Ummmm, NO. So if you want to give a little extra effort, I promise it will be worth your time.  And as far as Gluten Free goes, just don't use nilla wafers or use your favorite Gluten Free Sugar cookie in substitution and you are GF.

Here's what you need:

2 c sugar. 10 regular kitchen tbsp. all purpose flour OR ALL PURPOSE GF FLOUR, 6 lg eggs, 1 pinch salt, 5 cups 2% milk, 6 lg bananas, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract, 1 stickk butter, 1 lg pkg.vanilla wafers, and for the HEAVY CREAM FILLING, 1pt heavy whipping cream, 3 Tbsp sugar

 Beat your eggs and set aside.  Mix sugar, flour and salt and add to your eggs.  Gradually add milk and transfer to a heavy double boiler pan.  Stir constantly on a medium heat until THICK.  Not thickening, thick like pudding.

Once it has thickened, removed from heat (or just turn off and leave on double boiler) and add  butter and vanilla.

 

Cut up 5-6 bananas depending on their size and set aside in a bowl.

Line the dish with the nilla wafers, and begin on your whipped cream.

Beat a pint of heavy whipping cream until it begins to slightly thicken, then add 3 heaping tablespoons of sugar until thickened or at least peaks.

Now you should have your pudding, bananas and cream.  Just start to layer starting with cookies, then bananas then cream and repeat ending with cream.  Chill and serve.  I have a banana connoisseur in my home who enjoys his pudding a little warm so I make a special bowl for him and set it aside.  :) 

Your grandmother would be so proud of you! 

**Sarcasm Note:  If I come to your house for a visit, please don't make this.

Gluten Free Banana Oat Muffins

These muffins are so quick and if you have ripe bananas can be made in about 3 minutes! 

 As I have stated before, I have Celiac Disease and am now eating Gluten Free.  My family is mostly eating gluten free; because I have chosen to continue to make their favorite recipes and alter what I can for myself.  I have had a great deal of difficulty learning about this "thing" called GLUTEN and this is actually a recipe that worked the FIRST time I tried it. 

Every ingredient I use is labeled gluten free and mostly purchased at our local Sprouts and health food stores.  Bob's Red Mill has been a literal life saver for me!  So enough jabber, let's get going:  

2 1/2 cups of oats
1 cup of plain low fat greek yogurt
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 ripe bananas 
1/2 tsp of vanilla  and a dash of cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400, spray muffin tin with non stick spray, put all ingredients in a blender, and process until smooth.  Pour into tins and bake until golden brown on the top.  Makes about 18 muffins.  Told you it was easy!

 My daughter was dying to     have another bite!

I'm fat enough but I'm certain this would be great with frosting!  Let me know if you do that :)