banana mousse
- 100g banana puree
- 75g milk
- 65g egg yolk
- 35g caster sugar
- 75g cream cheese
- 125g double cream
- 1.5 gelatine leaves
- 100g chocolate coated popping candy

Tom Shepherd
Dessert which featured on Great British Menu and is now on the menu at Upstairs by Tom Shepherd
banana mousse
Heat the banana puree, milk, egg yolk and sugar in the thermomix to 90c and add the cream cheese and gelatine to cool and set.
Whip banana base with the double cream until soft peaks, fold in the chocolate coated popping candy and pipe into banana moulds, freeze in the blast freezer.
banana ice cream
Place all ingredients into a thermomix and heat up to 98c and freeze in the blast chiller.
banana cake
Cream butter, vanilla, and sugar in a kitchen aid with a k paddle beater, incorporate eggs, then finally add the banana, self-raising flour and bicarb, season with salt and banana extract.
Transfer cake mix to a tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 160c.
granola
Combine all ingredients and mix in a kitchen aid, bake in oven at 160c.
banana dip
Heat cocoa butter to 70 degrees, pour over chocolate, blend with stick blender and yellow colouring to desired colour intensity.
Dip frozen banana in cocoa butter dip mix and let set/defrost.
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