Step 1

Place vanilla wafers on the bottom and along the sides of a large bowl or casserole dish.

Step 2

In a medium-sized saucepan, mix together the sugar, corn starch, salt, milk and egg. BEFORE turning on the burner stir all ingredients together making sure corn starch has dissolved. Corn starch will NOT dissolve in hot liquid.

Step 3

Heat on medium - medium-high heat stirring or whisking constantly until the pudding has thickened. Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla. Mix well.

Step 4

Slice bananas and spread over vanilla wafers. Pour pudding over bananas.

Step 5

For garnish, crumble a few vanilla wafers and sprinkle over pudding. Serve warm or cold.