Banana Curd

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This banana curd is almost a dessert by itself. Delicious and versatile, you can pour it on your cereal or oatmeal, eat it with cookies, over ice cream or as a filling for cakes.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
3 medium ripe bananas, pureed
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 egg yolk

Directions

1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add banana puree, brown sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, lemon zest, and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes.
2 Beat eggs and egg yolk in a bowl until foamy. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons hot banana mixture to temper the eggs. Slowly add egg-banana mixture to saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, until the back of a spoon is coated with the curd, 4 to 7 minutes.