LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2021

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Spiked with spicy rye whisky, sumptuous toffee sauce cloaks banana pudding like your favourite fall sweater. A splash of whisky

This sauce can pull double duty as a topping for ice cream.

By Michelle Lucas Larving photography by darren kemper

Sticky Banana Pudding withWhisky Toffee Sauce Recipe on page 181 An indulgent toffee sauce pays homage to the classic butterscotch flavour we love—with the great Canadian addition of rye whisky. It’s poured directly over a rich banana pudding straight from the oven, where it’s been steamed to yield a soft and tender crumb suited to soaking up the superb sauce. WHAT WE USED Underappreciated in the pastry kitchen, rye whisky adds flavours of baking spices, vanilla and toffee to complement this dessert. We used Dillon’s Rye Whisky ( LCBO 14915, $49.95), made from 100 percent Ontario rye and aged for four years in three types of oak barrels.

Timing is everything, as this dessert is best served immediately.

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