Hi all, I love banana things but hate artificial banana flavoring. Currently when I make anything banana it’s always using a recipe I have that you soak very ripe bananas in heavy cream for 24-36 hours to extract the flavor. Then you drain the bananas and use them in something else and use the heavy cream in a white chocolate ganache. It’s like a banana milkshake and absolutely delicious! My question is how does everyone else get real banana flavor without all that? I wanted to do a banana split flavor and i didn’t have any ripe bananas. I have tried Amoretti Artisan banana and LorAnns Banana Cream oil and both taste like banana laffy taffy which is not what I’m going for. Those are usually great flavors but for this one it’s just too artificial. I’d love to know how you get real banana flavor. Pic of a recent hot fudge sundae mac of mine so I don’t get lost.

Has anyone tried making vegan macarons? Recipe? Thought I’d ask before I went down the rabbit hole of the internet.

Some of mine using the Italian method. I can wait to unlock level 2 however to see how I can improve these even more still!

Nothing works; gaps always appear.

Thanks Crystal I loveeee this recipe! Its not too sweet which is what i didnt like about the french version. Now 🥴.. the meringue! I have the 5 qt kitchenaid with the regular 6 wire whisk. I checked throughout the process but it never came to a stiff peak. It remained glossy and after several whisk checks, it always tipped over slightly. After 25 mins I started second guessing and proceeded on to the macaronage stage. I bake one pan at a time. The first pan came out great. Perfect texture and full .. maybe 4-5 came out lopsided and extra feet. Every pan after was not stuck to the mat but wet inside. I have a regular samsung gas range and The oven drying worked well! Im definitely going to retry this. Any tips?