Vegan Mini Banoffee Meringues Bosh TV

Mini Banoffee Meringues

  • Simple
  • 2:20 plus overnight meringue cooling time
  • 15 ingredients

If you're new to veganism you might not be aware of aquafaba - the water from chickpea cans. Yup, the stuff you've been throwing down the sink all these years is in fact a magic fluid that can be whisked in to the fluffiest, most perfect meringues you've ever seen! If you've got a stand mixer, give this recipe a whirl. It really is a sight to behold, and an utterly delicious vegan dessert to share with non-vegans or a great choice if you are a banoffee lover....who are we kidding, everyone is a banoffee lover!

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Serves: 18

Ingredients

For the meringues

  • 140ml aquafaba - the drained water from 1x400g tin chickpeas
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 3 bananas
  • 25g dark chocolate
  • 150g caster sugar

For the caramel sauce

  • 120ml full-fat coconut milk
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp plant-based butter

For the cashew cream

  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 150g cashews
  • 600ml full-fat coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ banana

Before you start

Preheat oven to 165°C, fan setting | Stand mixer | Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper | Frying pan | Small saucepan | Liquidiser

Step 1

Pour the aquafaba into the mixer

  • Turn the mixer on to high and leave it running
  • Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat
  • After 2 minutes add the caster sugar, one spoonful at a time
  • Beat on high for 10–15 minutes
  • It’s ready when the aquafaba has magically transformed into a thick, meringue-like mixture that won’t fall off a spoon turned upside down

Ingredients

  • 140ml aquafaba - the drained water from 1x400g tin chickpeas
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • 100g caster sugar

Step 2

Bake the meringues

  • Spoon the meringue mixture on to the lined baking sheets to make nests about 8cm wide, no more than 1.5cm high and smooth on top, leaving 2cm between them
  • You should end up with about 18 nests (you can draw 8cm circles on the parchment paper, then flip over the paper and use them as templates)
  • Put the trays in the oven and immediately reduce the heat to 100°C
  • Bake for 2 hours, then turn off the heat, leave the door closed and let the meringues cool completely, preferably overnight
  • Cooling the meringues overnight in the oven allows them to set properly and reduces the chances of them cracking due to sudden changes in temperature

Step 3

Make the caramel sauce

  • Put the frying pan on a medium heat
  • Pour in the sugar, 75ml of the coconut milk and the salt
  • Bring to the boil, whisking continuously
  • Once the mixture has turned caramel in colour, about 10–15 minutes, remove from the heat
  • Add the rest of the coconut milk and the plant-based butter, stir through and transfer to a heatproof bowl

Ingredients

  • 150g caster sugar
  • 120ml full-fat coconut milk
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp plant-based butter

Step 4

To make the cashew cream

  • Put the small saucepan over a medium heat
  • Add the nuts and 400ml of the coconut milk
  • Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until most of the coconut milk has evaporated
  • Transfer to the liquidiser
  • Add the icing sugar, vanilla and remaining 200ml coconut milk
  • Add the banana half to the liquidiser
  • Blend until really smooth

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 150g cashews
  • 600ml full-fat coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ banana

Step 5

Assemble and serve

  • Peel 2–3 bananas and cut them into long diagonal slices (the longer they are the more beautiful they will look)
  • Lay half the slices on top of the meringues
  • Cover the bananas with dollops of coconut cream
  • Top with 1 or 2 more banana slices and lashings of caramel sauce
  • Finely grate over the chocolate and serve

Ingredients

  • 3 bananas
  • 25g dark chocolate
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