Banofee Pie Stole My Heart

This dessert is my all time favourite. It is an old English dessert loved by many. Of course with all things yummy there is a lot of sweetness in the dessert.

Lets start of with a little bit of history on this english pie, Nigel Mckenzie and Ian Dowding from Sussex (UK) way back in the 70s. The name of the pie is derived from the terms 'Toffee' and 'Banana', which are the two major ingredients of this pie.

Now that we have that little bit of info out of the way, let me tell you how I go about making this amazing pie.

The ingredients you will need are as follows for 6 mini pies:

For the base of the pie:
2 cups of Crushed Digestive biscuits or graham crackers
1/2 stick unsalted butter

The filling:
1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Topping:

4  bananas
1 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup grated chocolate
1/2 cup grated banana chip

Step 1:
Crush the digestive biscuits in a ziplock bag with a rolling pin. Transfer the crushed biscuits into a bowl and add the melted unsalted butter.

Mix the two together then spoon in the mixture into you mini pie or serving bowl. Using the spoon compact the mixture to create a base.

Step 2:
In a saucepan heat up the condensed milk with the brown sugar and butter. Continuously stir the mixture until it thickens and begins to look like caramel. Then set it aside for it to cool down slightly. Spoon in the caramel mixture onto the base. Pop the mini pies into the fridge for 15 minutes.

Step 3:

In the meantime, whip the cream into soft peaks. Slice up the bananas and arrange them on top of the caramel. Pipe the whipped cream on top and finally sprinkle on the topping.

Keep the pie in the fridge until your ready to serve,


You will see that, your guest will drool and compliment this pie to no end. It is the perfect ending to a lovely meal.