Meghan Markle has a sweet homemade treat named after her daughter Princess Lilibet. The Duchess of Sussex made the dessert in a video shared on her personal Instagram on Wednesday.
"Whipped up a special dessert with @nytcooking as we celebrate the launch of @aseverofficial today! Goodness is moments away ⏰ In the meantime, enjoy the recipe for our ‘Chantilly Lili’ — a delicious dessert named after our darling daughter. So so so good 🍨 As special and sweet as she is," Meghan captioned the video.
According to the New York Times' Julia Moskin, who interviewed the Duchess in her home kitchen in Montecito, California, the dessert is a banana pudding that features crushed Nilla wafers on top rather than inside the vanilla pudding with sliced bananas. The Duchess topped the pudding with a Chantilly cream, which gives the dessert its name, Chantilly Lili, named after Meghan and Harry's 3-year-old daughter. Per the NYT, "Meghan’s take on her grandmother Jeanette’s banana pudding includes fresh berries and lemon."
“Grandma Jeanette would have used instant,” Meghan told the NYT. “But she would have loved this.”
While Lili did not make an appearance in the Instagram video, Meghan's mother Doria Ragland did. The Duchess shared the video to commemorate the release of her debut As ever collection. The first collection of eight signature As ever products—Raspberry Spread, Herbal Lemon Ginger Tea, Herbal Peppermint Tea, Herbal Hibiscus Tea, Flower Sprinkles, Crêpe Mix, Shortbread Cookie Mix with Flower Sprinkles and Limited-Edition Wildflower Honey with Honeycomb—dropped on April 2 and sold out in under an hour with the honey selling out in less than five minutes.
"Our shelves may be empty, but my heart is full! We sold out in less than one hour and I can’t thank you enough…for celebrating, purchasing, sharing, and believing," the With Love, Meghan star wrote on her Instagram. "It’s just the start @aseverofficial 🎉 Here we go!"
If you missed out on the initial collection, don't worry because it won't be Meghan's last. As ever will release new product collections seasonally. HOLA! USA understands that the collections will feature new products that infuse warmth, beauty and intention into daily rituals.
Meghan announced her brand As ever in February, two weeks before the release of her Netflix series With Love, Meghan. The Duchess has described As ever as "more than a brand, a love language."
In a newsletter two days before the launch of her first As ever collection, Meghan wrote, "I hope when you see what I've worked so hard to create, you're encouraged to know that whatever life brings, you can do it too. Your value, your creativity, your joy - that is you, as it's always been and always will be. You are you - As ever, and forever. Someone once told me the biggest risk you can take is deciding not to take one at all. Now, after careful planning and preparing (while also parenting!), it's time to bring As ever from my home to yours so you can make the everyday exceptional in an easy yet meaningful way."