Silky Smooth Banana Pudding Recipe

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Aaron Deal•

Aaron Deal is executive chef at The River and Rail Restaurant in Roanoke, VA, serving up French and Southern food.

This banana pudding recipe is the quintessential Southern dessert. Creamy bananas blend seamlessly with egg yolks and cream to make a sweet custard that's easy to dress up for a dinner party or simply as-is. Deal serves his with jalapeño ice cream and corn bread crispies, but whether it's crushed Nilla wafers or something a little more ambitious it's hard to lose with this one.

Silky Smooth Banana Pudding Recipe
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Prep Time
20
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Cook Time
20
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Servings
6
Silky Smooth Banana Pudding Recipe
Total time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
  • 16 ounces whole milk
  • 16 ounces heavy cream
  • 6 bananas
  • 1 vanilla bean (or 1 teaspoon vanilla paste)
  • 3 1/2 ounces dried banana
  • 10 egg yolks
  • 3 1/2 ounces granulated sugar
  • pinch of salt
Directions
  1. Combine milk, cream and vanilla. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and pour over dried and cut fresh bananas. Allow the mixture to steep for a minimum of 1 hour or overnight.
  2. Strain off bananas, reserving milk mixture. In a heavy-bottomed sauce pot, place banana milk, sugar and salt. Bring to a simmer and temper in egg yolks.
  3. Cook until pudding thickens, being careful not to overcook or scramble.
  4. Cool immediately and store in refrigerator for up to four days.
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