I have NOT mixed this up yet... this is the percentages of combining two single flavors that were tested independently, with some "cross-dripping" in my Phobia RDA to boot.
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BANANA PUDDING-ESQUE
Banana (TFA) @ 6%
Vanilla Bean Gelato (TFA) @ 3%
These are my core components that seem like the most appropriate mix. The vanilla may seem too overpowering from the Gelato, but it definitely adds to the creaminess, so may need to be dropped down to 2.5%.
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I've seen TFA Vanilla Swirl listed as used on ATF for banana puddings, so this seems to be a slight improvement?
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My mother used to make very good banana pudding. The kind that sometimes had meringue or baked mini-marshmallows within it. She had always put Nilla wafers into it. The only problem being that she often made this to salvage the ripe bananas that weren't fit to eat anymore. So her pudding always had a very RIPE taste to it. I understand TFA's Ripe Banana may be better for this. How strongly would anyone suggest LA Banana; since it was used in one or two ATF recipes?? The overly-ripe taste was the reason I'd stopped eating her homemade dessert, so am wanting to avoid that at all costs.
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Where I'm hoping to receive the most assistance is with the cookie/bakery aspect of it. I don't want a vanilla wafer taste with a hint of creamy banana on the back-side. Am wanting prominent banana that isn't overly sweet or rich, yet creamy tasting. What does everyone feel the best flavor solution to this would be and what percentage?? I've played around with putting Banana Cream into the stand alone Banana and it helped. I have TFA Banana Nut Bread (which was listed in a 'bread' pudding), but not wanting a cakey/bready flavor to be noticeable. And I'm not really looking for the meringue taste or to try to make this a complex or layered recipe.
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Other additions I'm thinking (all or some):
1% TFA Banana Cream
1% TFA Banana Nut Bread
0.5% TFA Marshmallow
0.2% CAP Super Sweet
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I have CAP Sugar Cookie, but it's V2. Again, saw that V1 was used in recipes on ATF. The V2 version just seems to be a real flavor killer (to me at least).
The two core ingredients I have down for right now already seem to be fulfilling my craving. Just wanting to round it out. Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions folks!
u/mlNikon's Nillas and Nannas is one of my favorite banana pudding recipes.
Personally, I wouldn’t recommend TPA Banana Cream. I have never ever been able to get any decent flavor out of it. If I do it’s very minimal and seems to mute everything else and taste like dry air. Maybe I’m doing something wrong, I dunno, but I can never figure it out. The banana nut bread is a good addition, however.
Agreed, I've never been a fan of it.
I know it's commonly used, and plenty of people like it, but it's not for me.
I had a hella time, then after forgetting about it, I made a stellar mix months later 1st try.
- TFA Banana Cream 6%
- CAP Vanilla Custard 3%
- CAP Sugar Cookie 2%
- FA Almond 1%
- FA Fresh Cream 1%
- FA Meringue 0.5%
Notes: This is the original, although I recently dropped SC by half a percent and started adding FA Vienna Cream.
Unsure if I can drop the Fresh Cream with the addition of VC. But VC certainly goes crazy well with the other flavors.
Adv note: I use a presteeped custard bottle so this can be a true shake/vape. 20% flav, 80% vg. Then I mix in 4x the recipe volume. So if it calls for 5ml custard, I add 20ml from the premix bottle.
I use big bottles and shake all my flavs before mixing. Can be something that helps / is forgotten
I’ll try this out and see what happens. I really, really want a good banana vape so if anything can potentially restore my faith, I’m all for giving it a go! Thanks for the suggestion!
The best bananas you can get IMO are-
- WF- Banana Puree
- VT- Banana Custard
- HS- Banana
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Sorry, I really suck at describing how flavors taste. All I know is that those are really great tasting banana flavors in their own way. I tried LA Banana Cream in a recipe a couple of years ago. It was gross. TFA Banana Cream was much better but it's not as good as the ones above.