Banana and praline parfait

jon wellington

jon wellington

15th January 2012
jon wellington

Banana and praline parfait

Great little dessert
Used to freeze in accitate tube molds and roll in praline dust 
Serve with caramelised bananas and a pistachio tulle and purée

Ingredients

  • 175g praline (blitzed but not into dust)
  • 300g mashed ripe bananas
  • 2tbsp lemon juice
  • 300ml double cream (soft peaks)
  • 2 egg whites
  • 100g castor sugar

Method

Mix half lemon juice with banana to make rough paste
Whisk egg whites with remaining lemon juice to stiff peaks then add castor sugar
Fold in the cream, banana paste and praline
Freeze in whatever mold you want
Remove from mold to soften slightly before serving

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