Warm Spiced Banana Pudding Recipes

WARM SALTED CARAMEL BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Whisk 1/4 cup of the sugar and the cornstarch together in a medium saucepan. Whisk in 1/4 cup of the milk and the egg yolks until smooth. Whisk in the remaining 2 cups milk and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring and scraping the bottom and corners of the pan often with a heatproof rubber spatula. Once boiling, stir constantly, until thick, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in 1 tablespoon of butter and the vanilla. Divide the pudding among 4 small glasses.
• Combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar with 2 tablespoons water in a medium skillet and stir to moisten all of the sugar. Cook over medium-high heat, swirling the skillet so the sugar cooks evenly, until dark golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, the bananas, and salt and cook, stirring, until the bananas are slightly softened, about 2 minutes.
• Spoon the bananas on top of the pudding and serve warm.
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WARM BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Custard base: Heat whole milk, half and half, vanilla, and vanilla bean in a large saucepan until bubbles start forming around the edge of the pan. Remove from heat and set aside. Place egg yolks and 2 cups of sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on high until light and fluffy, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the flour to the egg mixture on low just to incorporate. With the mixer on, slowly pour about a cup of the custard base from the saucepan into the egg mixture-this "tempering" will keep the eggs from cooking. Pour the tempered mixture through a fine mesh strainer into the saucepan (to smooth out any remaining lumps). Stir to combine, then fish out the vanilla bean. Split it open lengthwise, then use the back of a knife to scrape out the seeds. Return seeds and the scraped pod to the saucepan.
• Heat the custard mixture over medium-high heat, stirring constantly with heat-resistant spatula until thickened. (If the custard turns lumpy, turn off the heat and whisk until it's smooth again.) Whisk in salt and butter until smooth, then remove the vanilla bean pod and discard. To make it super-smooth, blend with an immersion blender until shiny. Set aside.
• Assembly: Slice the pound cake into 1/2-inch-thick slices and set aside. Pour 1/3 of the custard into a casserole dish to cover the bottom. Add the cake in a single layer, breaking slices up so they all fit. Brush cake with coffee, then add half of the bananas. Press the ingredients down so they're even, then repeat with more custard, cake slices, coffee, and bananas, finishing with a final layer of custard.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Put egg whites, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Start the mixer on low (to avoid spatters), gradually raise speed to high to make sure the ingredients are combined, and then reduce to medium until soft peaks form. Spread meringue evenly over the banana pudding, then bake 5-6 minutes until the top is golden brown. Let cool several minutes, and serve warm.

WARM SPICED BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. You will need a deep 2-quart glass dish.
• Whisk pudding mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium saucepan until blended, then whisk in milk. Cook as package directs. Transfer to a 1-quart measure. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of pudding to prevent skin from forming. Arrange 16 cookies over bottom of serving bowl. Evenly space 8 cookies upright around sides of bowl. Slice bananas and place over cookies on bottom and between upright cookies. Pour on 1/2 the hot pudding. Repeat layers once.
• Beat egg whites with mixer on medium speed just until foamy. Increase speed to medium-high; add salt and beat until very soft peaks form when beaters are lifted. Add sugar, 1 tablespoons at a time, then beat until stiff, shiny peaks form. Beat in vanilla. Spread over hot pudding, creating swirls and making sure meringue touches edge of bowl all around.
• Bake 12-15 minutes until meringue is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack 5 minutes before serving. Serve warm.