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Chocolate-Banana Pudding

Name: Chocolate-Banana Pudding
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream; 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; 26 chocolate wafers; 3 bananas, thinly sliced lengthwise, plus 1/2 banana, sliced into rounds

Crisp, thin chocolate wafers are key to this no-bake dessert, layered with chocolate pudding and banana slices

Source: Everyday Food, July/August 2010

Servings

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream
5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
26 chocolate wafers
3 bananas, thinly sliced lengthwise, plus 1/2 banana, sliced into rounds

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil over medium-high. Remove from heat and add chocolate. Let sit 5 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar and whisk to combine. Let cool to room temperature.
2. Layer 13 chocolate wafers in a 2-quart baking dish. Add half the chocolate mixture, then top with lengthwise banana slices. Top with 13 more cookies and remaining chocolate mixture. Cover and refrigerate until pudding is set and cookies are tender, about 2 hours (or up to 1 day). Top with round banana slices and serve.

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cottageble9524267

8 MAR, 2018

It was a bit soupy--but it was incredibly delicious, and I look forward to making it again. My family absolutely loved it. I served it with a bit of coffee ice cream. So, so good, and so easy.
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vixentrail

15 JUN, 2014

This recipe is good, but they forgot to add a thickener to the recipe as it was still soupy after chilling. I added 2T corn starch and a touch of salt to it. It was much better.
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- claymaker66
  
  24 FEB, 2018
  
  I will omit the bananas as I have a latex allergy and can no longer enjoy them... they cause me arthritic inflammation
ldybug46

28 SEP, 2014

I read the recipe, WATCHED the video, read the reviews. I still went ahead and ended up with what everyone else described. A soupy mix of chocolate wafers , bananas, and wafer cookies. It was delicious, but unless someone can tell me what Sarah did differently (it looked perfect in the video), I won't be making this again!
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ronnidevivo

7 SEP, 2013

I should have read the reviews first, they were absolutely correct in that the recipe did not come out as pictured. It was much paler, and very "soupy" in texture. I am an experienced pastry chef who followed the recipe to the letter. After pouring the thin mixture after chilling for 8 hours into a smaller dish and adding additional chocolate wafers to thicken, it did thicken enough to serve. With whipped cream on top it looked fine. The good news, it was delicious. Need to test recipes Martha!
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Maria_b

29 AUG, 2012

The reason its soupy is because the ganache("pudding") ratio is wrong. Ganache is equal parts cream and chocolate. 5 oz isn't enough. Its a good dessert idea though, just make chocolate pastry cream and then layer with cookies and bananas.
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MS12456366

21 JUL, 2012

What they're calling "pudding" is basically just ganache with a small amount of powdered sugar. Maybe that's what all the difficulty comes from.
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kiaran

9 JUN, 2012

Unfortunately, I did not read the reviews before I made this. The picture looked so good and recipe seemed simple. The result - bananas in soup. Acornworld is right - aren't these recipes tested???
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kiaran

9 JUN, 2012

Unfortunately, I did not read the reviews before I made this. The picture looked so good and recipe seemed simple. The result - bananas in soup. Acornworld is right - aren't these recipes tested???
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acornworld

13 AUG, 2011

Why aren't these recipes tested??? You're right, no eggs, flour, anything to hold it except the chocolate. It wasn't as dark as the photo either. Am going to try and fix it with thickening!!
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MS10170444

18 JUN, 2011

Duh. It's pudding.
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