I had this dessert at my aunt's house many years ago, and was thrilled to know that it was made with unsalted soda crackers, I have also tasted this with social tea biscuits. I couldn't say if I prefer the tea biscuits over the soda crackers, they are both good. It is a very quick and super easy dessert to make and the bonus is it taste like Napoleon Torte with out the effort of making all the thin wafers by hand if you don't have time. When you are making dessert for a crowd it can easily be doubled and tripled. A single recipe makes a 9x9 pan. If you do not have any Dr. Oetker's custard where you live, I suppose any custard could work. I should of paid careful attention to how many soda crackers were used, but if you have a box, just layer til your done.
I think about 1 1/2 to 2 packages should do.
I think about 1 1/2 to 2 packages should do.
- unsalted soda crackers
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 package of Dr. Oetker's Vanilla Pudding
- Beat eggs with a wooden spoon, add the sugar mixed with the pudding mix and beat again.
- Stir in the milk and cook over medium heat til the pudding thickens. It can also be done in the microwave.
- Take off the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla.
- Put a bit of pudding on the bottom of a 9x9 pan.
- Now begin layering the crackers with the pudding using enough pudding to cover the crackers. It should give you about 6 or 7 layers.
- Top the last layer off with some whipped cream or whipped topping.
- Let sit in the refrigerator over night or several hours so the pudding soaks through the crackers and softens them.