Salted Caramel Banana Budino

- Mix together the cookie crumbs, butter and salt. Divide between 12 small glass ramekins or dessert bowls.

- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and melt the butter with the sugar. Add in the bananas, cinnamon and salt and stir until fully coated in the caramel, just about 1-2 minutes. You don’t want the bananas to get too cooked.

- Put the cream in a container with the vanilla bean seeds and residual bean.

- Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat and add in the sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat until the sugar dissolves.

- Increase the heat to high and swirl until a deep amber colour forms and a thermometer reaches 350 F.

- Immediately remove from the heat and add in the vanilla cream. Whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Then add in the butter and salt. Transfer to a heat-proof bowl and allow to cool.

- Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add in the sugar and vanilla and refrigerate until ready to use.

- Whisk 1/2 cup of the milk and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside.

- Heat the remaining milk in a small saucepan until it begins to simmer slightly, about 4 minutes. Set aside.

- In another saucepan, heat the sugar and water over medium heat until dissolved. Once dissolved, cook on medium high without stirring until it reaches 210-220 F. Immediately remove from the heat.

- Whisk egg yolks in a large bowl and slowly add in the scalded milk. Once combined, whisk in the cornstarch milk, and then (very slowly!!) the caramel.

- Return everything to a saucepan and whisk constantly over medium heat until the mixture coats the back of a wooden spoon and reaches about 175 F. This usually takes around 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the butter and salt and strain through a sieve into a bowl.

- Add a few slices of caramelized bananas over the cookie crust.

- Top with the budino almost all the way to the top of the ramekin. Allow to cool in the fridge until set, about 5 hours.

- Before ready to serve, top with a tablespoon or so of the caramel sauce and a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish with some shaved chocolate.