My taste buds have been whipped into action by a banoffee dessert! (Weight Watchers Banoffee Flavour Dessert Whip)

Member Name: TraceyJayne

Product:	Weight Watchers Banoffee Flavour Dessert Whip
Date:	07/06/09 (35 review reads)
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Advantages: Popular flavours available, quick and easy to make, great if on a diet.

Disadvantages: Very slim packaging makes it hard to find on the shop shelf

I was walking around Asda a few weeks ago looking for a pud which looked tasty and appealing but at the same time not calorific. (not an easy thing to find!). I saw this Weightwatchers 'dessert whip' and noticed it said 1 point per serving. Having done WW before I know this is very good. Also, doing Slimming World now, I figured it wouldn't be many 'syns'. I was right as when I did my research I found it to be 1/2 syn per portion. I thought 'I'll give it a whirl'. I put it in my cupboard and forgot about it until this morning, when I saw it lurking there, looking very rejected. I thought 'Ok, today I'll try you'. I am so glad I did. Want to know why ? Then read on...

What is the product ?
Weightwatchers Banoffee Flavour Dessert Whip.

The packaging ?
Bit wierd.
It comes in a foil sachet about 1 inch across and about 6 inches in length.
It has a picture of the ready to eat whip in a serving glass on the front with the WW name and flavour stated. It also states it is 1 WW point per serving. This is useful to those on WW.

The Price ?
An unbelievable 26p
There are two servings per pack, so it works out at 13p per portion.
(you do have to add milk, but even so, I doubt the price would top 20p per portion).

Nutritional Information ?
Yes, it's all there in clear, easy to read print.
(Although if you are following the WW diet all you need to know is that it is 1 point per portion, and that is stated on the front of the pack.)

Are the instructions easy to follow ?
Extremely !
Basically, place the contents of the sachet into a mixing bowl, add 125ml of milk and whisk.
Using an electric whisk it took me about two minutes to get a fluffy consistancy.
Place in serving dishes and leave in the fridge for 5 - 10 minutes.
Hey Presto !
Serve and enjoy.

But is is good ?
It is scrummy.
As soon as I opened the sachet there was this amazing aroma of bananas and toffee (those with a certain amount of knowledge about these matters call this Banoffee).
Without thinking I let out a " oooh, this is lovely ".
I tipped the powder into the waiting milk and the milk instantly started changing into a yellowy/creamy beige colour.
The smell of bananas was unmistakable. I was licking my lips at this point, wondering if it really was necessary to chill for 5 minutes or would it be okay to eat it straight away as I didn't want to wait. I used the electric whisk as stated but guess a hand held one would do the same job, it would just take a bit longer. The mixture was fluffy within seconds. The powder mixes beautifully into the milk. There are no lumps at all. The mixture now was a beige colour and after about two minutes of whisking was airy, fluffy, light, smooth, creamy and the smell was mouth wateringly tempting.

What about the portion size ?
It makes two generous portions. If you wanted a larger dessert or more than just mousse, you could maybe add some sliced banana.

And the flavour ?
Oh, what can I say.
It does exactly what it says on the sachet.
It is Banoffee through and through.
It has the most delicious creamy banoffee taste.
Just scrumptious.
If you like banoffee then this is one for you.

So, you would recommend it then ?
In a flash.
It is already on my shopping list for next week.
It is great if you are on a diet but, you could give it to anyone and they would not know that it was a low fat/low cal dessert (I know, because I did and they didn't - they also didn't believe me when I told them it was WW).
Great for children too as it is a flavour they would enjoy (other flavours are available too).
It says on the packet you can freeze it but it didn't last long enough for me to try.

I give this product 9 out of 10
(it would be 10 out of 10 but the slimness of the packaging means that it is tricky to find on the supermarket shelves. I saw it quite by chance).

Summary: a delicious pudding that everyone will enjoy.