Las Gigi Mess...! I struggled a little with the name to give this recipe. Its been a dessert idea that I conceived many many years ago, I took the picture and totally forgot about it,,,..! That is so typical of me though, those who know me know how I often put doing things off and then I forget about them all together, am sure I resemble some of you in this habit sha..., no bi only me!
Anyway, I was exploring how to make a dessert that will represent at least something about Lagos, which is by the way known as Las Gigi (by some youths).
So I wondered, what do most Lagos youth love as dessert, answer is ice-cream. What else do they eat as snack mostly, answer is Chin-Chin.... Okay, what are some other snack items that can combine well with the two items above....so I determined, a fruit, some nuts, delicious syrup or chocolate / fruit sauces, the result Lagos Mess / Las Gigi Mess, following on in the tradition known as Eton Mess...! I tell you, its a really Delicious Mess..! oya go and try it too.
You can explore this further, by adding shuk shuk, crushed chocolate etc....anything you fancy
What you need
- Good quality creamy ice-cream of your choice
- Coconut candy
- Groundnut
- Chin-Chin
- Good sweet fruit of your choice (I used tangelo in this recipe)
- Chocolate sauce
- Honey or fruit syrup of choice
What to do
- Arrange the tangelo wedges in the bottom of a dessert bowl, the add a few scoops of ice-cream.
- Top with crushed chin-chin, groundnuts, crushed coconut candy.
- Finish off by drizzling chocolate sauce, syrup over, in a carefree manner.
- Never mind the mess, that's where it got its name!
