Biscuits to Banana Pudding: The Best of Southern Cooking
Are you craving some southern cooking, like a homemade buttermilk biscuit and gravy or creamy cheese grits? Or are you just looking for some good old-fashioned southern recipes to add to your repertoire?
Jump to RecipeThese classic comfort food recipes are sure to be a hit with the whole family and bring a bit of southern charm to your home, wherever you are!
Southern Cooking Breakfast Favorites
Hosting a brunch or kid’s sleepover? Want to make your morning coffee feel a bit special? These southern dishes are always crowd-pleasers, even before the rooster crows!
- Buttermilk biscuits are especially delicious soaked in sausage gravy or smothered in butter and honey.
- Creamy grits add an equal amount of chicken stock to your grits for a special touch. Easily turn this into some authentic southern Shrimp and Grits for a delicious brunch dish.
- Crispy southern fried breakfast potatoes are a great breakfast side option.
- Pecan praline French toast will satisfy any sweet tooth!
- If pecans aren’t your thing, try whipping up some Johnny Cakes (also known as fried cornbread). If you take out the sugar from your recipe, they become hoecakes!
- Fried chicken and waffles are a favorite for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! You can always make the fried chicken by itself as an entree as well.
Southern Cooking for Supper Time
Whether you call it supper or dinner, a few good southern dishes will keep your whole family happy. Here are a few classics, with everything from soul food to cajun.
- Serve up some country ham and red eye gravy with a side of collard greens and some leftover buttermilk biscuits and you’ve got a delicious meal for all ages.
- Tired of biscuits? Try out some Southern cornbread with your gravy or serve it up with a bowl of flavorful New Orleans gumbo.
- Kids and adults alike will love a hot serving of mac & cheese.
- Fried okra is an easy side dish! Serve with some Southern Hot Fried Chicken for a yummy comfort meal.
- Creamy cajun shrimp pasta will add some serious spice to your life.
Southern Cooking Sweets
No southern meal is complete without dessert! From pecan pie to banana pudding, we have all of your old-fashioned favorites covered.
- Strawberry cobbler will remind you of afternoons spent picking berries, but without the summer heat. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!
- An old fashioned classic, Kentucky butter cake with rum sauce will be a hit at any gathering.
- For chocolate lovers, serve up a yummy chocolate chess pie with some homemade whipped cream with only three ingredients. Chill a bowl and your mixer beaters in the freezer for 5-10 minutes first. Add heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract as you mix on a low setting. Mix until you reach stiff peaks!
- Pecan pie is a southern classic, but if you’re looking for a creative spin on a classic, try out some Pecan Pie Bread Pudding that blends two old fashioned favorites into a new dish.
Southern Banana Puddin’
This classic southern dessert will surely thrill. I could eat this every day if I could… enjoy!
Simply Southern Banana Puddin’
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 6 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 large bananas sliced
- 1 container whipped topping or homemade whipped cream recipe above
- 1 large box vanilla wafers save 1/2 cup crushed wafers and extra cookies for garnish. Can sub with homemade wafers.
Instructions
- In a saucepan mix together your milk, sugar, cornstarch, salt, egg, and egg yolk.
- Heat on medium whisking almost continuously until bubbly and thick.
- Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla until butter is melted.
- Cover with Saran Wrap, pressing the wrap onto the top of the pudding to prevent a film from forming, and place in refrigerator and let cool to room temp.
- Once cooled in a 9″x13″ baking dish layer 1/2 box of vanilla wafers and then layer with 1 1/2 of your bananas. If you prefer, you can add pudding and wafers to individual pudding cups, instead.
- Spoon 1/2 of your pudding mixture over the top then layer again. Finish your layers with sliced bananas. Top with whipped topping and crushed vanilla wafers.
- Chill 2-3 hours before serving.
Nutrition
Southern cooking is comfort food. From a warm flaky biscuit to a cheesy casserole, it just makes you feel good. Even vegetables taste delicious cooked up with some ham fat and salt. Try out these down-home favorites, from Cajun to Creole.
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