When good bananas go bad – Part two – the banoffee souffle

Yes, it’s happened again. There they were looking fresh, yellow and appealing and overnight they turned from innocent fruit in to guilty, squashy criminals that could not be tolerated.

This my friends is another classic case of what happens when good bananas go bad…

One solution was to make banana loaf, which is indeed a noble answer but I really do think I have come up with the best solution ever, so prepare yourselves for …

When good bananas go bad – the sequel.

Banoffee Soufflé, yes get very excited. This is honestly one of the easiest and best dishes I have come up with and I cannot recommend it highly enough

All you need isFor the soufflé:

2 medium bananas, mashed with a little lemon juice
4 egg whites
110g/4ozs caster sugar

Butter to grease the dishes and icing sugar for dusting

For the toffee sauce:

100g unsalted butter
150g dark soft brown sugar
125ml double cream
Seeds from a fresh vanilla pod or 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:

Preheat your oven to Gas 6/Fan 180 non-fan 200

Generously butter 6 to 8 (depending on size) ramekins
Whisk the egg whites until they are stiff and leave peaks
Slowly add the sugar, bit by bit and whisk until really thick and shiny
Gently fold in the mashed banana with a metal spoon, taking care to keep as much air in as possible
Spoon the mixture in to the ramekins and then run either a knife or your finger round the edges (about finger nail width) so that they can rise
Pop them in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until they are well risen and browned
Whilst the soufflés are in the oven, make the sauce by melting the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat
Add the vanilla and brown sugar and stir for a few minutes until it has all combined and is lovely and thick
Stir in the double cream and it is ready to serve
Once your soufflés are ready, serve and then when they are at the table carefully make a hole in the top and pour some toffee sauce in to the centre reserving the rest for people to add as they wish. This is so easy and it also utterly delicious. Try it!