Monica Galetti’s coconut waffles with vanilla mascarpone and bananas
Monica Galetti puts a tropical twist on brunch with coconut waffles. Cook until golden, and don’t hold back with the vanilla mascarpone and sliced banana.
Monica Galetti was the first-ever female senior sous chef at Michel Roux Jr’s restaurant Le Gavroche. She later rose to fame as a judge on MasterChef: The Professionals. Monica is a judge on the Platinum Pudding competition for The Queen’s Jubilee, and with her husband David runs the acclaimed Mere restaurant in London.
Ingredients
- 180g plain flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp desiccated coconut, plus extra to serve
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- 230ml coconut milk
- 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped (or 1 tsp vanilla paste)
- 3 medium free-range eggs, separated
- 50g unsalted butter, melted
- Rapeseed oil to grease
- 2 bananas, sliced, to serve
- Maple syrup, honey or golden syrup to serve (optional)
For the vanilla mascarpone
- 250g mascarpone
- 2 vanilla pods, seeds scraped
(or 2 tsp vanilla paste) - 1 tbsp icing sugar
You’ll also need
- Waffle iron (or see Know How)
Method
- For the waffles, mix all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, sugar, coconut and ground spices) along with a pinch of salt in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre. Whisk in the coconut milk, vanilla seeds/paste, egg yolks and melted butter to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks using an electric mixer, then gently fold them into the batter using a large metal spoon.
- Heat a waffle iron (see Know How) and grease with a little oil. Pour some batter into the waffle maker (don’t overfill or it will overflow), seal and cook until golden (about 5 minutes, or according to the manufacturer’s instructions). Repeat with the remaining batter, oiling the waffle maker between batches if needed (see Make Ahead).
- While the waffles cook, mix all the vanilla mascarpone ingredients together in a bowl. Serve the waffles warm with vanilla mascarpone, sliced bananas, extra desiccated coconut and, if you like, a drizzle of syrup or honey.
Nutrition
- 540kcals Calories
- 36.8g (24.5g saturated) Fat
- 10g Protein
- 40.9g (16.1g sugars) Carbs
- 2.4g Fibre
- 0.8g Salt
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