Peanut Butter Mousse with Bruléed Bananas and Raspberry Preserves
Kitchen Tested 
- Yield 4 servings
A sweet treat that brings out the kid in everyone.
Ingredients
- Mousse:
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 6 ounces creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons half-and-half
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon banana extract
- To serve:
- 1 -- banana
- 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
- 1/2 cup raspberry preserves, melted in microwave until pourable
- 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, shaved
Instructions
- Beat heavy cream with a mixer at medium-high speed until medium peaks form.
- Combine cream cheese, peanut butter, half-and-half, powdered sugar and banana extract in a mixing bowl. Mix until smooth.
- Mix half the whipped cream into peanut butter mixture. Then gently fold in the remaining whipped cream, being careful not to deflate the mixture.
- Spoon or pipe into serving dishes or glasses and refrigerate.
- Slice banana into diagonal 1/2-inch thick slices and arrange on a baking sheet. Sprinkle turbinado sugar on top of each slice and heat with a brulée torch or under hot broiler until sugar is melted and golden brown.
- Remove prepared mousse from refrigerator and top each portion with a drizzle of raspberry preserves and one or two slices of bruléed banana. Sprinkle shaved chocolate on top of banana.
