Clafoutis aux Cerises (Cherry Clafoutis) vs Southern Banana Pudding

Both desserts lean on milk, eggs, butter and sugar, yet use them very differently. The clafoutis whisks eggs, sugar, milk and cream into a thin, pancake-like batter that bakes around fresh cherries until puffed, golden and set, served warm with a dusting of powdered sugar. The banana pudding instead cooks yolks, milk and flour on the stove into a thick custard finished with butter and vanilla, then layers it with vanilla wafers and sliced bananas. A golden meringue from the reserved whites, or alternatively whipped cream, crowns this soft, spoonable dessert.