Bananas Foster Pudding
So since I upgraded our produce co-op basket, we received like 12 bananas last week. Don’t get me wrong, Jonathan and David both like bananas… but boy, thats an awful lot of bananas. I was debating what to make with them, and thought maybe I would try my hand at banana pudding. I wanted it to be unique, so I initially just thought about caramelizing the bananas, just to spiff it up a bit (not that I would have any real idea about whether banana pudding NEEDS to be spiffed up, since I have never had it before). Then my girlfriend suggested I abandon the pudding altogether and make bananas foster. Eureka! Bananas foster pudding, yespleasethankyou. I saw a recipe on Food & Wine that also used a meringue topping, one of my favorite things ever, so I thought I would try that out too.
I thought this might be a nice time to try out something new- I have been wanting to make some short videos of certain recipes to accompany my posts. I think my first attempt went pretty well, although I have a short list of things that I want to try to fix next time. Overall, happy.
What do you think? Yes, worth the effort? No? I’d love some feedback.
Bananas Foster Pudding
Ingredients
- For the pudding
- 5 bananas sliced into rounds
- 2 T butter
- 1/3 c brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 T spiced rum
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 c sugar
- 3 T cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 T butter
- Nilla wafers for serving
- For the meringue:
- 4 egg whites
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
- 3/4 c sugar
Instructions
- In a large shallow frying pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add bananas, then brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir. Add rum to skillet. Cook until bananas are caramelized and alcohol has cooked off, 4 minutes or so. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat, bring milk to a simmer. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, egg yolks and cornstarch. Add a small amount of milk, whisking quickly to keep egg yolks from scrambling. Slowly add the remainder of the milk, whisking until combined. Return saucepan to medium-low heat, and pour pudding mixture back into pan. Cook pudding, stirring frequently, until thickened, 4-5 minutes or so. Stir in vanilla and butter. Pour into a clean bowl and fold in the bananas foster. Spoon into dish, and top with Nilla Wafers.
- To make the meringue topping: Utilizing either a hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat egg whites, vanilla, and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add in sugar, a little bit at a time, until glossy peaks form. Spoon onto pudding, brûlée with torch. Top with cookies.
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