Southern Banana Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 serving size) pkg. vanilla or banana cream Cook 'n Serve pudding or pie filling
2 1/2 c. milk
2 egg yolks, well beaten
30 to 35 vanilla wafer cookies
2 large bananas, sliced
2 egg whites
dash of salt
1/4 c. sugar

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Stir pudding mix into milk in medium saucepan.
Add egg yolks.
Stirring constantly, cook on medium heat until mixture comes to a full boil.
Remove from heat.
Arrange layer of cookies on bottom and up sides of 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Add layer of banana slices; top with 1/3 of the pudding.
Repeat layers, ending with pudding.
Beat egg whites and salt with electric mixer on high until foamy.
Add in sugar; beat until stiff peaks form.
Spoon onto pudding.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until meringue is a light brown.
Serve warm or chilled.
Makes 8 servings.