Banana Hazelnut Praline Mousse

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup roasted hazelnuts
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 ripened bananas
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup cream
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Recipe

• 1 in a frying pan, put water on to boil and add sugar. wait for it to start caramelising (should take 8 to 10 mins) and take of heat, quickly add the hazelnuts, mix then lay out on a tray and wait for them to cool and set. put baking paper under the tray so they don't stick.
• 2 when the hazelnuts have cooled, wrap them in a teatowel or baking paper and bang them with a rolling pin or something (i used a wine bottle!) until they are all crushed up into little peices/crumbs, set aside.
• 3 cut banana into slices and cook over a low heat with 1 tsp vanilla extract until soft and mushy. set aside and cool.
• 4 beat egg whites until they form soft peaks.
• 5 into another bowl, add cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract together, begin to whip cream until it starts to form soft peaks, don't beat further than this.
• 6 gently fold together egg whites and cream, add banana and hazelnuts.
• 7 keep refridgerated and eat to your hearts content!