Coconut Banana Pudding

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (13 2/3 ounce) cans coconut milk
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 cup cream of coconut
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 bananas, sliced
• 36 -40 vanilla wafers
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup cream of coconut
• 1/2 cup coconut, sweetened and shredded, toasted

Recipe

• 1 for the pudding, heat coconut milk and whole milk in a saucepan over medium until it steams.
• 2 whisk together 1 c cream of coconut, cornstarch, egg yolks, and salt until smooth. while whisking, gradually pour in half of the hot milk mixture. pour egg-milk mixture back into pan and cook over medium heat until thick. boil pudding 1 minute more, whisking constantly, to eliminate any starchy taste.
• 3 off heat, stir in butter and vanilla until butter melts. transfer pudding to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing it on the surface. chill pudding until cool.
• 4 to assemble, layer banana slices on bottom of a 5 qt trifle dish (or glass bowl), top banana with a third of the pudding and a layer of wafers. repeat layering two times, top with final layer of bananas, cover and chill until cold.
• 5 for the whipped cream, beat heavy cream and 1/2 c cream of coconut with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. top dessert with whipped cream and garnish with toasted coconut.