Comments on: Homemade Banana Pudding (From Scratch!)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:05:21 +0000

In reply to Aruba. Hi Aruba! The dish that you see in the pictures is 2.5 quarts, so it will fill up most of the 3 quart, but will be just shy of the top. :)

By: Aruba

Aruba — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:41:41 +0000

Hi!!! Is this recipe enough for a 3 qt trifle dish? Also the same question for your vanilla wafer recipe? Many thanks!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 22 May 2026 20:14:19 +0000

In reply to Amy Dupree. Thank you so much for trusting my recipes, Amy! I'm so glad you enjoyed this pudding! :)

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:20:57 +0000

In reply to Cheryl Skornik. We're so happy everyone enjoyed it, Cheryl! Thanks for using our recipe

By: Amy Dupree

Amy Dupree — Sat, 16 May 2026 23:19:34 +0000

Hands down the best Banana Pudding recipe out there! I know that your recipes are “tried and true” and that’s what makes you my go-to! It’s easy, straight forward and d*** delicious! I truly appreciate all of your hard work, Sam!

By: Cheryl Skornik

Cheryl Skornik — Sat, 16 May 2026 22:12:27 +0000

Made this for Mothers Day! It was delicious and everyone loved it-even the naysayers. Thank you so much for an excellent recipe. I thought it was great!

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:55:06 +0000

In reply to Sam Merritt. Thanks for responding to me, Sam! I appreciate your instructions regarding the whisking procedure in making the Homemade Banana Pudding from scratch! God bless you and have a blessed day!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:47:07 +0000

In reply to Stan. Hi Stan! The constant whisking of the ingredients helps keep it from clumping. Make sure you are whisking the entire time you are adding the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. You also want to constantly whisk while it is cooking to prevent clumping. I hope that helps! :)

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:56:18 +0000

Dear Sam, first and foremost I wish to thank you for responding to my questions about making Homemade Banana Pudding Custard from Scratch. I do have another question for you? In a number of banana pudding recipes from scratch,they advise to make a Cornstarch Slurry by whisking cold water and cornstarch first before adding it to the custard.I tried this, method, but it didn’t work. Please tell me how does your method prevent lumps in the Banana Pudding Custard? I’d appreciate hearing from you and your response, thanks,Sam.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:14:42 +0000

In reply to Stan. Hi Stan! You can leave the whipped cream topping off if you'd like. The banana pudding will still be delicious. :)

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:44:34 +0000

Dear Sam, I have a question? Can you make this Homemade Banana Pudding from scratch without adding the whipped cream topping? Will the custard still turn out okay? If I follow your instructions for making the Banana Pudding Custard from scratch? I would appreciate hearing from you regarding this, thank you!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:08:48 +0000

In reply to Hansini Wijesinghe. Yay! We're so happy it turned out so nicely for you

By: Hansini Wijesinghe

Hansini Wijesinghe — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:30:14 +0000

I made this and I must say i was so worried about making the pudding by scratch but boyy it came out so well. The pudding is so fresh and creamy and I love it.
Thinking of using this vanilla pudding base for other desserts too.
Thank you!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:33:08 +0000

In reply to Gregory. I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! :)

By: Gregory

Gregory — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:41:16 +0000

I was a little skeptical of banana pudding because of the way it was prepared when I was younger. I faced what I thought were challenges while making the pudding from scratch, but it all worked out. I made it the night before and put it in the fridge, it was perfect when it got to the table! Important for me was the cookies were not mush, and there was equal distribution of everything. The absolute winner was the pudding made from scratch. I was told this was the best banana pudding they ever tasted. I thought it was great and I am not a big fan of it. Another great recipe!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:45:53 +0000

In reply to Gregory. Sure thing! :)

By: Gregory

Gregory — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:58:22 +0000

Can I make this in a square pan?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:50:19 +0000

In reply to Angel. Hi Angel! Unfortunately, I don't think it's going to turn out. A sugar substitute could potentially work, but I haven't tried it to say for sure how it would work.

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 21:24:16 +0000

I have a question! Is there any way to make a sugar free version of this recipe? My parents are both diabetic but would love to enjoy my baking but I’m just not sure if not adding sugar would ruin the recipe?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:49:19 +0000

4 stars instead of 5 because I did make two adjustments: for the vanilla wafers, I used your recipe, but did a double bake on them (second time 10 minutes at 160c\140c convection) to make the brown more and give them that crispy all the way through texture so they would hold up better in the pudding. And for the pudding itself I used 1 full vanilla pod instead of the extract. Best vanilla pudding ever. With those two adjustments this was the BEST banana pudding.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:14:52 +0000

In reply to Nadya. Bummer! :( I think what you are experiencing here is the whipped cream breaking. :(

By: Nadya

Nadya — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:01:44 +0000

In reply to Sam Merritt. Im not sure :-( Im so sad because the taste was 10/10! I whipped the cream to stiff peaks then added the pudding. When folding in the whipped cream, the whole mixture started to curdle. Both were cold.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:51:58 +0000

In reply to Nadya. Hi Nadya! I'm really confused as to how this could happen? Is it possible that the whipped cream was over-mixed and that's the curdling you saw?

By: Nadya

Nadya — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:01:37 +0000

The custard itself was delicious but somehow it curdled when I added the whipped cream to it. What happened? 🙁

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 30 May 2025 14:26:36 +0000

In reply to JoAnn Idle. I'm glad you were still able to enjoy it! Thank you for following along. :)