Southern Style Banana Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 serving size) pkg. vanilla or banana cream instant pudding
2 c. milk
32 vanilla wafers
3 bananas, sliced
3 egg whites (at room temperature)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 c. sugar

Preparation

Prepare pudding according to package directions. Arrange half the vanilla wafers in bottom of an 8 x 8 x 2-inch square baking dish. Top with half the bananas, then half the pudding.
Repeat with layer of remaining wafers, bananas and pudding. Beat egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar in medium size bowl at high speed until soft peaks form. Add sugar gradually, beating until stiff peaks form.
Spread meringue evenly over pudding, spreading to edge of dish to seal. Bake in preheated moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.