Week 42: Banana Pudding (Tennessee)

Tennessee is famous for its banana pudding and banana pudding pie. They hold an annual banana pudding festival each year.

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In the National Banana Pudding Festival, there is a cook-off for the best banana pudding in America.

There is also a Puddin' Pat where you can sample banana pudding made by local nonprofit organizations.

The festival began as a way to earn money to help victims of disasters, fires, tornadoes, and floods.

Along with the delicious banana pudding, it's helping nonprofits earn much-needed funds for their causes as well.

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|Level: 👩🏽‍🍳|Time: 3 hours, 15 minutes|Serves: 6|

RECIPE:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup milk

• 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix

• 3 cups heavy cream

• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

• 1 (12-oz.) box vanilla wafer cookies

• 4 bananas, sliced into coins

STEPS:

1. Whisk the instant custard with the milk and set aside for 5 minutes. Stir in the condensed milk.

2. In a large bowl combine the custard mixture, bananas, and the heavy cream. Spread a layer of vanilla wafers in a baking pan topping it with your custard. Repeat three times and finish off with the last layer consisting of cool whip. Chill for three hours.

Enjoy!

- The Bored Baker 👩🏽‍🍳