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If you’re looking for a homemade dessert recipe that’s equal parts easy and delicious, you just found it with this banana custard recipe. It uses all of seven ingredients (not counting the optional but highly recommended fresh mint) and involves only five minutes of prep to prepare a banana custard pudding you’ll adore.<\/p>\n
In fact, the only challenging part of this custard with banana is waiting for it to chill properly. We can’t tell you how to spend the hour this custard needs to cool down in the fridge, but we can tell you the wait is worth it. Let’s not wait any longer to get to the recipe, though.<\/p>\n
In a small saucepan combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Then add in the milk, stirring until the mixture is smooth. Cook the liquid, stirring often, over medium-high heat until it has thickened and grown bubbly.<\/p>\n
As soon as it bubbles, reduce the heat to low, then cook and stir for two minutes longer. Remove the milk mixture from the heat. Stir a small amount of the hot filling into the egg yolks, combining these well, then return the yolks and milk blend to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring things to a gentle boil, then cook and stir for two minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and gently stir in vanilla.<\/p>\n
Cover the sweetened milk mixture and chill it for at least one hour. Just before serving, fold in the thinly sliced banana and portion it into bowls. Garnish these with fresh mint if desired.<\/p>\n
This banana custard pudding will keep in the fridge for up to three days but is best within two days. Either way, it needs to be sealed in an airtight container.<\/p>\n
Yes, you can freeze this banana custard pudding, as mentioned above, but you should only do so if you plan to consume it as a frozen treat. Thawed out, this banana custard will be mushy and unpleasant.<\/p>\n
This custard pairs beautifully with a slice of pie, such as classic apple pie or peach pie, but it’s also great when served with tea or coffee. In fact, the robust, toasty taste of a strong cup of coffee is the perfect counterpoint to this rich, sweet pudding.<\/p>\n
This banana custard is best made and enjoyed right away, as sliced bananas start to brown fast, and will do so even in the fridge. If you are making a large batch and are sure you will have leftovers, consider lightly brushing the banana slices in lemon juice before folding them in, as this will slow their browning considerably.<\/p>\n
While fresh bananas are quite nutritious, this is still a decadent treat, not a healthy food. There are nearly 35 grams of sugar per serving, which is why some people like to sacrifice the sweetness by cutting down on the sugar.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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This easy custard pudding is thick, creamy, and absolutely delicious! Instead of folding in banana slices, I stirred in pawpaw puree (aka Hoosier bananas), which worked just fine. We grow and freeze our pawpaws, so I'm always looking for new ways to use them. Since they can be substituted for bananas in most recipes, I decided to to give this one a try. The custard was great and my hubby declared this his new favorite!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-07-17","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"MaxiMumBabe"},"reviewBody":"I made this last night so this is my personal opinion. It is a little too sweet for my liking. I would reduce the sugar by about 1\/3 as bananas are naturally sweet, so there is no real need to have 1\/2 cup sugar for that small amount of custard. 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