Banana Pudding Swirl Brownies (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Pudding

01 - ½ cup whole milk
02 - 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
03 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
04 - 1 large egg yolk
05 - 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
06 - 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

→ Banana Batter

07 - 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
08 - ½ cup packed light or dark brown sugar
09 - ¼ cup granulated sugar
10 - ½ cup overripe mashed banana
11 - 1 large egg yolk
12 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
13 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
14 - ¼ teaspoon baking powder
15 - ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
16 - 1 cup vanilla wafer cookies, plus extra for top

# Instructions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
02 - Cook milk, sugar, flour, and egg yolk in pot over medium-low heat, stirring until thickened, 5-8 minutes. Stir in butter and vanilla. Set aside.
03 - Whisk melted butter with sugars. Add egg yolk, banana, and vanilla. Fold in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
04 - Spread half batter in pan. Top with wafers. Dollop remaining batter and pudding, swirl together. Press more wafers on top.
05 - Bake 30-35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

# Notes:

01 - Measure flour properly using spoon-level method
02 - Best served day of baking
03 - Can be frozen up to 1 month