This delicious dessert is a layered creation that combines banana pastry cream, fresh banana slices, vanilla wafers, and topped with caramelized banana slices. All of which work together to create a sweet and satisfying treat at home.
50gsugarmore or less depending on the sweetness of the banana
Filling:
1largebanana
Nila wafers
Mascarpone whipped cream:
200gheavy cream
20gmascarponeoptional, but really good to add this
20gsugar
Topping:
4slicesbananafor caramelized banana slices
Instructions
Prepare banana pastry cream: (can be prepared the day before)
In a saucepan, combine milk, cornstarch, banana puree, egg yolks, and sugar. Whisk until combine and no lumps. Put this on the stove and turn on the heat to medium-low and keep whisking until the mixture starts to coat the back of a spatula. It will continue to thicken as it cools down. Transfer to a shallow plate or pan so it cools down quickly. Cover with a cling wrap touching the surface of the cream to prevent a layer of skin from forming. Let it chill in the fridge while you prepare other things
Prepare other things:
Get about 15-16 pieces of vanilla wafer cookies. You can use more if you want more. Cut one large or two medium-size bananas into slices, about 1/2 inch thick. Reserve 4 slices for caramelized bananas as toppings
Prepare the whipped cream:
Put the cold heavy cream, mascarpone, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Whip over medium speed until just starting to get firm. Don't whip until stiff as the texture will be grainy and not smooth. You want it to be just firm enough and still smooth. Transfer to a piping bag if you have one. You can just use a spoon for assembling later
Assembling:
Get the pastry cream out of the fridge. It is in a solid state at this point. Use a whisk or a hand mixer to whip it up back to creamy again and transfer to a piping bag or just use a spoon to scoop
Prepare 4 cups. About 10 oz (295-ml) capacity or taller is fine too. Pipe the banana pastry cream into each of the cup. Add some crushed up wafer pieces, top with some cream, add some banana slices. Then repeat the layer again finshed with cream.
Arrange three slices of banana in each cup. Sprinkle with a bit of sugar. Use a blow torch to caramelize the sugar. This is just a suggestion. You can layer it however you want