Banana Pudding

About a month ago, I had a real craving for banana pudding. I went out to the store, bought a package of banana pudding, came home, made it and almost immediately threw it all in the compost bin. It was AWFUL!! In fact, it didn't taste like banana at all. Yuck!

So, instead of torturing my family by feeding them chemically created, somewhat banana resembling goop, I tried this recipe. Wow! It is absolutely fantastic. My family loved it and I was happy knowing that the ingredients were fresh from my kitchen.


What you'll need

2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup table cream
2 large eggs
2 small ripe bananas, pureed
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. butter

*I'm sure the recipe would turn out just as good if you use 2 cups of milk instead of 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of cream. I would use 2% milk instead of the low fat.

Make it

In a medium saucepan, whisk together the cornstarch and sugar.

Slowly whisk in the milk until it is smooth.

Over medium heat, cook the mixture until it is thick and bubbly, stirring constantly.

Turn heat down to low and cook for 2 more minutes while constantly stirring.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs.

Pour a small amount of the milk mixture into the eggs and stir quickly - you don't want the eggs to cook.

Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan and whisk together.

Bring the pudding to a gentle boil over medium heat.

Once it starts boiling, cook for one more minute.

Remove from the heat and stir in butter, vanilla, and banana puree.

Transfer the pudding into bowls and allow them to cool.

This pudding is great on it's own, but if you want to fancy it up, add some chocolate chips or chocolate shavings.