Author Notes
The day that Burger King released their Hot Fudge Bacon Sundae, my S.O. and I headed for the nearest location. As we sat at the drive-up window, we could hear the employees commenting as they made our sundae:
“I think this is the grossest thing ever!”
“Who would ever eat this!”
“Ewwwww!”
So when the kid brought it to the window, I asked how many they had sold that day. He had been on his shift 4 hours and had sold 3. I guess people weren’t as advernturous as we! So we commenced to test the new taste sensation and were pleasantly surprised. The salty smoked bacon was a perfect addition to the sweet rich soft serve and hot fudge. We LOVED it! Of course, we split it though, so that we would only be hardening half of our artieries, ha!
Needless to say, I set out to create a sweet, creamy bacon concoction as well; thus, the Maple Pecan Banana Pudding with Bacon was born. I tested it by sending two pudding samples over to our next-door neighbors. One had bacon, and one didn’t. They clamored for more of the bacon! The key is to cook the bacon till very crisp. And toasting the pecans is a must. Fresh banana slices are a great way to lighten the richness of the rest of the ingredients.
A little dab’ll do ya! —Sherry K-Jazzy Gourmet
Ingredients
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4
egg yolks (beaten)
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3 tablespoons
all purpose flour
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1/2 cup
pure maple syrup
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1/4 cup
granulated sugar
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1/4 cup
light brown sugar, firmly packed
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2 cups
milk, divided
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
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4
ripe bananas
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1 teaspoon
fresh lemon juice
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1/2 cup
chopped pecans, toasted
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4
slices crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled
Directions
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Make a paste of the egg yolks, flour, syrup, sugars and 1/2 c. of the milk in a heavy medium saucepan. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat remaining milk 1 minute. Slowly add milk to the egg mixture and, stirring constantly, cook over medium low heat 10 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour into medium bowl, let cool for 5 minutes, then press plastic wrap onto the surface of the pudding. Refrigerate till completely cool, about 30-60 minutes. Toss bananas with lemon juice and add to pudding. Just before serving, fold in pecans and bacon, reserving a little for garnish.
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