Well this weeks theme Bananas was awesome had a lot of ideas...went shopping and got started on my dish yesterday ....halfway through a friend came by on a surprise visit ... so in the end I had to start over today ...I shared it with my daughter and my dad ... because I love them and my boyfriend was at work ...Lol I think this could be a neat Valentines couple treat to share and savor together in love with pink champagne
There are quite a few elements to this dessert heart...
You may be wondering about the white chocolate .... blooper I had to redo the chocolate actually 4 times to get the result I really wanted ... first 2 tries were white chocolate ran out of white chocolate and only had dark chocolate left .... finally on my 4th attempt I succeeded in getting the result I wanted ....
1. Oatmeal Crumble
oatmeal
flour
powder sugar
butter
mix lightly and bake
2. Banana Raspberry Mousse
Banana
Raspberry
fresh orange juice
eggwhite
powder sugar
vanilla powder
whipped cream
chop banana and marinate in fresh orange juice
whip eggwhites
whip double cream
blend banana slices with raspberries
mix your mousse and leave to set in the fridge
Maplesyrup glazed banana slices & caramelized orange peel
Glaze your banana slice in the Maplesyrup
Add your orange peel sticks
When you remove the banana slices add caster sugar and leave the orange peel to caramelize
Banana fresh Orange Juice drink
simple but the best ....
banana
fresh orange juice
blend and chill....
Chocolate Hearts
Melt your chocolate and make your hearts
Dulce de leche
I make a very easy Dulce de leche ... I cover a can of condensed milk with water and boil it for 3 and a half hours.... that is it ... keep it covered with water and you will get a thick wonderful Dulce de leche
Assemle your plate
the big heart (glue it on with a dollop of dulce de leche
Dulce de leche
add you maplesyrup glazed Bananas
add the mousse
add the crumble
a thin layer of Dulce de leche will help you medium heart to stick
looking good
sideview .... hehe
more mousse ...rasberries,orange peel ...
add your small heart....
Now just go crazy on your decorating ... or rather controlled crazy lol
go golden...
and a bit af sass
do not forget to take that proof pic
Oh yeah and share it with someone you love ....with the Banana Orange Drink
This time around my entry was very well received and disappeared with lightning haste ... my dad and my daughter were both happy campers, and I enjoyed it a lot too... A decadent dessert that we are not likely to forget any time soon !
Just a little flipthrough of the whole process...
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