Raspberry Banana Charlotte

Name: Raspberry Banana Charlotte
Yield: Serves 10–12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Pastry Cream; 1 cup heavy cream; 8-inch springform or cheesecake pan with removable bottom, bottom and sides lined with Ladyfingers, plus an additional 7-inch-round Ladyfinger layer; 8-inch springform or cheesecake pan with removable bottom, bottom and sides lined with Ladyfingers, plus an additional 7-inch-round Ladyfinger layer; 2 half-pint cartons fresh raspberries; 8-inch springform or cheesecake pan with removable bottom, bottom and sides lined with Ladyfingers, plus an additional 7-inch-round Ladyfinger layer; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 ripe bananas; ½ cup sugar

Preparation info

Serves
10–12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

About

My favorite fruit charlotte of all is colorful, light, and richly flavored all at the same time—and it is made without a trace of gelatin.

Ingredients

½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ripe bananas

Americas
United States
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Combine ⅓ cup sugar with ¼ cup water in a small saucepan. Cover and bring to a simmer. Simmer, covered, for 1 minute. Uncover and let cool. Add ½