Banana Curd

You could almost call this banana curd a dessert. It is delicious and so versatile. You can pour some on your cereal, top off your oatmeal, eat it with cookies or crackers, on toast, in a smoothie, over ice cream or even as a filling for cakes. Or you can eat it by the spoonful, just like my granddaughter does!

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 121 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
• 3 medium ripe bananas, pureed

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 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.