Super good, this is the exact recipe my Mom use to make for us when I was a little kid. I did not have vanilla wafer, but I did have chocolate graham crakers, so I made a choc. graham cracker crust and put choc. crakers in the middle layers also. YUMMY!!!!

1) REDUCE THE SUGAR!!!!!!!!!! Way too sweet the way is, even after I reduced it, I wish I would have reduced it some more because it was super-sweet. 2) I suggest following another merengue recipe for the topping, as someone suggesting, adding cream of tartar helps it to reach the right consistency. 3) Unless you're okay with more of a "pudding" than a "pie", I would suggest using a ready-made pie crust. The vanilla wafers don't hold too well as a crust (but it is delicious). 4) Make sure you cook the pudding long enough so that it's nice and thick. I think mine was a little too runny and I wish I would have cooked it just a bit longer.

I thought heaven had felled in my mouth when i made this pudding.iI was so good but i did change it a little.I didn't used the 2 c of whole milk.I used 1 c carnation milk 3/4 c of 2%milk and the rest in heavy cream to measure 2 c of milk.I did as other reviewer suggested in decreasing the sugar.I used 3/4 instead of 1 1/2 c of sugar.I believe i cooked the pudding on medium for the 1st 5 min and then decrease the temp to low for the rest of the 10 min whisking frequently in the 15 minutes.Adding cornstarch at the end to thickened it up.And then however i let the pudding refrigerate for 1hr 30 min.Once it firmed up i took it out of the frig. Layer my pan with vanilla waffer add the banana in then the pudding.And i continue that untill it reach the top, i didn't do a meringue topping i just place crushed vanilla waffer on top.This was my first attempt at making an homeade banana pudding becasuse i always opted for the easy instant jello way out.But i'm through with instant pudding mix this will be my one and only banana pudding recipe.Thanks a million for such a delish pudding.Yummy Yummy

This is an excellent recipe. Once you have this homemade banana pudding you'll never settle for a recipe that calls for pudding. A bit sweet, so adjust to your taste.

WOW! How can I ever go back to pudding in a box! I'm glad I read the reviews b/c it helped tremendously! I used 1 1/2 CUPS SUGAR as called for BUT DOUBLED THE RECIPE as someone suggested. I also cooked in a double-boiler, saved one-half of the pudding and added a square of Baker's semi-sweet chocolate to make a chocolate pie. As the pudding was cooking for a while, I realized it wasn't thickening as much as I would have liked. I added about 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and whisked it. It started to thicken nicely at this point. My meringue turned out beautifully. This was worth the time and effort to end up with TWO different pies! Thank you for a wonderful recipe. I will make it again for sure!

this is so good stops my craving for my moms

Whoa- sorry, but this was no good.There was definitly something wrong with the sugar and flour measurements. It was way to sweet. My 8 year old son thought it was to sweet and dumped it out.Plus the pudding never set. I cooked it longer than than it was supposed to be cooked, but it was still watery. I've used the recipe on the Nilla wafer box before, and it came out great. It uses only 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup flour.I'll stick with that from now on

DELICIOUS. I did not make it in pie form, I layered like a traditional banana pudding and skipped the meringue. Chilled and put whipped cream on the top...wow. Pudding was so good hot! I think I would also cut the sugar next time.

Truly great! My new husband wanted warm homemade banana pudding like his mother's. This was perfect. He absolutely loved it! Very good and simple to make.

This receipe was great !!! My husband has been asking me for year to make homemade pudding and I could never do it until now..I did follow everyone else and just use 1/2 cup of sugar. My husband says thanks and so do I...

This is the best banana pudding , I have ever made!! Even my dad likes it so much he only wants mines now!! He used to only eat his mothers! I highly recommend this recipe! I've made it twice and will be making it for Christmas this year. Enjoy!

excellent

AWESOME!

great idea! MMMM....I used the easy pie crust on the web site that uses oil instead of butter. Turned out great!

Wonderful recipe and it looks so nice too! I used the 1 cup sugar recommended by other reviewers and I wouldn't make it any sweeter. Also in a rush, I didn't crush the vanilla wafers and they were fine.

Very good taste but even 3/4 cup sugar is too much. I'll definitely make this again but only use 1/2 cup like another reviewer suggested. I'll also do only 1tsp of vanilla. Otherwise everything with the recipe was right.