Desserts
Bananas Foster Mille-Feuille
Stun your sweetheart with a sweet stack of Bananas Foster Mille-Feuille. Traditionally, mille-feuille is made with layers of puff pastry and pastry cream. Our spin incorporates layers of phyllo with bananas foster-inspired filling for a flaky, caramel-y, spectacular grand finale.
Ingredients
WARM:
COMBINE:
MELT:
Test Kitchen Tip
You’ll have one more phyllo triangle than you need. It makes for a nice Scooby snack for the cook (it’s also good to have in case one breaks).
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°. Line one baking sheet with parchment, leave a second baking sheet unlined, and set aside another sheet of parchment.
Warm ghee in microwave just until liquefied (but not hot). Unroll phyllo sheets; cover with plastic wrap and a damp towel.
Place one phyllo sheet on lined baking sheet and brush with ghee; repeat with remaining sheets and ghee.
Cut phyllo stack into fourths, crosswise (about 3½×9 inches). Halve each rectangle, crosswise, to make squares (about 3½×4½ ), then cut each square diagonally to form triangles; evenly space triangles on same baking sheet.
Bake triangles until beginning to puff, 4 minutes. Top triangles with reserved parchment, followed by unlined baking sheet, pressing to flatten triangles. Bake triangles until browned, 4 minutes more. Remove top baking sheet and parchment; let triangles cool to room temperature.
Combine powdered sugar, mascarpone, and 1 Tbsp. cream with a mixer until smooth; chill until ready to use.
Melt 4 Tbsp. butter with brown sugar, liqueur, rum, 1 Tbsp. cream, and corn syrup in a skillet over medium-high heat. Bring caramel mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until thickened, whisking often, 2–3 minutes. Transfer caramel to a heat-proof bowl to cool.
Pour 1 Tbsp. caramel on a serving plate; top with a phyllo triangle, 2 Tbsp. mascarpone mixture, sliced bananas, and strawberries. Carefully arrange a second phyllo triangle on top of strawberries; top with 2 Tbsp. mascarpone mixture, sliced bananas and strawberries. Carefully arrange a third (final) phyllo triangle on top of strawberries; top with 1 Tbsp. mascarpone mixture and banana chips. Drizzle 2–3 Tbsp. caramel on Mille-Feuille. Repeat assembly with remaining caramel, phyllo triangles (less one extra), mascarpone mixture, bananas, strawberries, and banana chips.
Nutritional Facts
Nutritional Facts
Per serving
Calories: 1243
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 59g 90%
Saturated Fat 35g 175%
Cholesterol 145mg 48%
Sodium 468mg 19%
Carbs 165g 55%
Protein 11g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.