Pudding meets banana bread! Delicious banana and dried tropical fruit combine in this steamed banana pudding that can be made a few weeks ahead and kept in the fridge for entertaining.
Author: Alison Murray @ Om Nom Ally (recipe adapted from Wooloworths Good Taste December 2010)
Recipe type: Nut-free, Vegetarian, Wheat-free
Cuisine: Christmas, Dessert
Serves: 8
Ingredients
Butter or oil to grease
125g unsalted organic butter, chopped
100g rapadura or coconut sugar sugar
3 medium overripe bananes, peeled and mashed
200g dried apricots, chopped
200g dried pineapple, chopped
100g dried peaches, chopped
2 eggs
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp dessicated coconut
1 cup spelt flour
1 tsp baking powder
2½ cups fresh breadcrumbs (I made mine from day-old sourdough bread, you can also buy fresh breadcrumbs from a bakery)
Custard to serve (see attached recipe)
Instructions
Brush a large bowl or basil with butter or spray with cooking oil, then line the bottom of the basin with a circle of baking paper. Put aside.
Stir the butter, sugar, banana, apricot, pineapple and peaches in a saucepan over low heat until butter melts. Set aside to cool.
Stir in the eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut and combined flour and then the breadcrumbs and mix until well combined.
Spoon mixture into the prepared bowl or basin. Place baking paper on a sheet of aluminium foil and grease paper well. Place paper face down over top of basin, making a pleat over the top and wrap around basin tightly. Use baking twine to tie wrapping on securly and tie yourself a handle. Visit Christmas Cake recipes for step by step wrapping instructions (see “Wrapping a Steamed Pudding”)
Place a metal eggring in the bottom of a large saucepan, then sit pudding on top and add enough boiling water to come half way up the side of the basin. Bring to a boil on medium-high heat and cook for 2½ hours or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Invert pudding onto a plate and serve immediately with custard or keep refrigerated for up to 4 weeks. Visit Christmas Cake – How to for tips on inverting the pudding to serve (see "Lifting and turning a steamed pudding")
Recipe by @OmNomAlly at https://omnomally.com/2012/10/30/steamed-banana-pudding/