Gingery Banana Pudding with Bourbon Cream

Name: Gingery Banana Pudding with Bourbon Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 ripe bananas, divided; 5 Tbsps cornstarch; 2 Tbsps minced crystallized ginger; 2 larges egg yolks; 12 gingersnaps, crumbled and divided; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 946 milliliters 1% low-fat milk, divided; 59 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Gingery Banana Pudding with Bourbon Cream might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 323 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have egg yolks, sugar, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Banana Bourbon Pudding, Banana Bourbon Bread Pudding, and Bread Pudding with Bourbon Cream Sauce.

Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan. Gradually whisk in 3 cups milk.

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Milk

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Whisk

Heat to 180 or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil).

Combine remaining 1 cup milk and yolks; stir with a whisk. Gradually add 1 cup hot milk mixture to yolk mixture, whisking constantly.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Whisk

Add egg yolk mixture to pan. Bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.

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Egg Yolk

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

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Vanilla

Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl for 20 minutes or until mixture cools, stirring occasionally. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours or until chilled. Mash 2 bananas; cut remaining 2 bananas into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Stir mashed and sliced bananas and half of gingersnaps into pudding; chill 30 minutes.

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Gingersnap Cookies

Banana

Wrap

Ice

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Combine cream and 1 teaspoon sugar in a medium bowl. Beat with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form; stir in bourbon, if desired.

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Bourbon

Cream

Sugar

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Spoon 2/3 cup pudding into each of 8 dessert glasses; divide remaining gingersnaps among servings. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons whipped cream, 1 1/2 teaspoons pecans, and 3/4 teaspoon ginger.

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Whipped Cream