Banana Rum Custard

Serve in dessert dishes or in elegant stemmed glasses.

Ingredients

4 egg yolks
2 cups half-and-half
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 medium bananas

Preparation

In the top of a double boiler over hot water, beat together egg yolks, half-and-half, sugar and salt. Continue cooking and stirring until mixture is slightly thickened. The mixture should be thick enough coat a spoon. Strain custard; add rum and vanilla. Let cool, cover, and chill. When ready to serve, ladle sauce over thinly sliced bananas in small dessert bowls or elegant stemmed dessert glasses.