Summer Dessert – Milk Chocolate Banana Pudding Recipe

Are you throwing a party this summer? Try this summer dessert that is perfect for the warm weather. It will ensure your party ends on a sweet note and make your guests remember the occasion for all the right reasons. Feeding a crowd might be hard, but this dessert makes your work easy. Each of your guests will enjoy sampling it and some will ask for seconds. To make it, use this recipe from Cooking Channel TV.

Summer Dessert – Milk Chocolate Banana Pudding

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Ingredients

1 ounce of unsweetened chocolate (finely chopped)

½ cup of sugar

½ tsp of vanilla extract

2 cups of sweetened whipped cream

3 tbsp of cornstarch

3 cups of whole milk

3 ounces of milk chocolate (finely chopped)

12 ounces of chocolate wafer cookies (thin cookies)

6 big egg yolks

4 large bananas (peeled and sliced)

Milk chocolate shavings (for garnishing)

Directions

1. Heat a medium saucepan and pour the milk inside. Bring to a simmer.
2. Add both chocolates and continue heating until the mixture becomes smooth. Turn off the heat.
3. Mix the sugar, cornstarch and egg yolks in a bowl. Beat in the chocolate-milk mixture.
4. Put the mixture in the saucepan and cook over medium heat. Whisk until it thickens.
5. Remove the concoction from heat and add the vanilla. Transfer to a clean bowl.
6. Cover the bowl with a piece of plastic paper and leave the pastry cream to cool.
7. Put about a cup of the cream into a large glass dish.
8. Layer the bananas, cookies, and pastry cream in the bowl.
9. Cover the dish tightly and refrigerate the pudding until it’s chilled (for 4 hours or overnight).
10. Spread the whipped cream over the pudding and sprinkle the chocolate shavings then serve.

Image via: Dessert Mania

This summer dessert is the best way to end any summertime meal. Its layers of flavor create an exceptional pudding. It makes summer sweeter because it satisfies your cravings without weighing you down. Layer pastry cream, wafers, and bananas to give the classic dessert a fresh twist. For a sophisticated finish, top your layered dish with sliced strawberries .

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