Banana Pudding Meringue

Banana Pudding Meringue
By Taylor Jacks

Ingredients:
2 oz. Hard Truth Toasted Coconut Rum
½ oz. Crème de banana liqueur
½ oz. Lemon juice
¼ oz. Vanilla simple syrup*
1 Egg white, or 1 oz. liquid egg whites
Nilla Wafer powder, to garnish

Craft:

1. Crush two Nilla Wafers into a powder. Dampen rim of martini glass and coat with wafer powder.
2. Add one egg white, or 1 oz. liquid egg whites, then lemon juice to bar shaker. Cover and shake for 12 seconds.
3. Uncover and add Hard Truth Toasted Coconut Rum, crème de banana liqueur, and vanilla simple syrup to egg white froth.
4. Add ice, cover, and shake for an additional 16 seconds.
5. Single strain into wafer-rimmed martini glass. Enjoy!

* To make vanilla simple syrup, heat 1 c. granulated sugar and 1 c. water until sugar dissolves. Stir in vanilla. Allow to cool before use and store in a glass, lidded container.