Macaroon And Ratafia Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 lb macaroons
• 2 oz ratafia biscuits
• 1 piece vanilla bean, 2 inches long
• sugar to taste

Method

1. 1 Combine cream, milk, vanilla bean, and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. 2 Whisk cornstarch with 1 tbsp cold milk until smooth, then stir into the warm dairy mixture.
3. 3 Stir constantly over heat until thickened, then simmer for 2 minutes more.
4. 4 Remove vanilla bean and let cream cool slightly.
5. 5 Arrange macaroons and ratafias in a shallow glass dish, pour cream over top, and serve cold.