CARAMEL BANANA & BERRY BRIOCHE WITH ZESTED MASCARPONE

Gourmet Dinner – Dessert

Serves 4

Prep Time:15 mins
Cooking Time: 7 mins

Ingredients
150g/5oz - vegetarian mascarpone cheese
½ - lime, juice and grated rind
4 - vegetarian brioche finger rolls, halved
or use slices of cinnamon or raisin bread
25g/1oz - unsalted butter
25g/1 oz - light muscovado sugar
1.25ml/ ¼ tsp - cinnamon powder
30ml/2 tbsp - dark rum
4 - small bananas, thickly sliced on the diagonal
100g/4oz - strawberries, raspberries and/or blueberries
25g/1oz - pistachios, peeled and roughly chopped

Method

1. Mix the lime juice and zest with the mascarpone cheese.

2. Grill the brioche lightly on both sides.

3. Melt the butter gently in a frying pan, then add the brown sugar. Once it begins to bubble add the rum and cinnamon and cook the bananas lightly, turning once.

4. Place two slices of the brioche brushetta on each plate and top with the bananas and sauce.

5. Surround with fresh fruit and top with a quenelle of mascarpone.

6. Garnish with the chopped pistachios.

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