Banana Curd

Directions

Ingredients :

5 tablespoons butter

3 medium ripe bananas

pureed

½ cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons lemon juice

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon lemon zest

⅛ teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

Methods :

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.

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.