Homemade Banoffee Pie
Banoffee pie is a sweet dessert made from toffee, bananas and cream. It was invented in a British restaurant called The Hungry Monk in the 1970s, but since then other chefs have created their own variations. Unlike many pies, it doesn’t require baking. The original recipe required boiling an unopened can of condensed milk for several hours, but the version given here is quicker.
Ingredients:
For the base:
100g butter, melted
250g digestive biscuits, crushed
For the toffee:
100g butter
100g dark soft brown sugar
350g (1 can) condensed milk or evaporated milk
1 pinch salt
For the top:
3 regular bananas
300ml whipping cream or plain yogurt
100g milk chocolate, grated
Preparation method:
1. Make the biscuit base first. Melt the butter in a medium-sized pan. Put the biscuits into a sealable plastic food bag and crush with a rolling pin, or pulse them until fine in a food processor. If you are crushing it yourself, don’t use too small a bag, or you’ll make a mess.
2. Tip the biscuit crumbs into the melted butter and mix until they are evenly coated. Try not to leave any chunks of biscuit. Pour the mixture into the center of a 20 cm pie tin. Then press the mixture firmly over the base of the tin and up the sides. Transfer the base to the fridge to chill for about 15 minutes, until firm.
3. While the base cools, make the toffee. Heat the brown sugar and butter together in a pan over a medium heat until the butter melts and the sugar has dissolved. At first the sugar and butter won’t mix, but keep stirring. As the sugar melts, it will come together.
4. Stir in the condensed milk and the salt. Bring to a rapid boil for about a minute, stirring all the time for a thick golden caramel, then take off the heat. If you are using evaporated milk, this will take longer (20-30 minutes). Stir the mixture continually while it is on a boil, until it thickens – it will be runny at first.
5. Slice the bananas. These can be mixed with the toffee when it cools, or they can be layered on top of the toffee later. Some chefs prefer to mix them in if they won’t eat the whole pie at once, since the bananas will become discolored if the pie is kept for several days.
5. Take the set biscuit base out of the fridge and pour the toffee onto the biscuit base. Transfer to the fridge and leave to cool completely. When it is cool, layer on the sliced bananas, if you haven’t already mixed them into the toffee.
6. When it’s time to serve, pour the cream into a large bowl, and whisk with an electric hand mixer for 10-15 minutes, until thickened but not stiff. Spoon the cream over the bananas. One variation is to use plain yogurt instead of whipped cream. If you try this, the yogurt doesn’t need to be whipped.
7. Grate the chocolate over the top of the pie. It’s now ready to serve.
Homemade Banoffee PieBanoffee pie is a sweet dessert made from toffee, bananas and cream. It was invented in a British restaurant called The Hungry Monk in the 1970s, but since then other chefs have created their own variations. Unlike many pies, it doesn’t require baking. The original recipe required boiling an unopened can of condensed milk for several hours, but the version given here is quicker.Ingredients:For the base:100g butter, melted250g digestive biscuits, crushedFor the toffee:100g butter100g dark soft brown sugar350g (1 can) condensed milk or evaporated milk1 pinch saltFor the top:3 regular bananas300ml whipping cream or plain yogurt100g milk chocolate, gratedPreparation method:1. Make the biscuit base first. Melt the butter in a medium-sized pan. Put the biscuits into a sealable plastic food bag and crush with a rolling pin, or pulse them until fine in a food processor. If you are crushing it yourself, don’t use too small a bag, or you’ll make a mess.2. Tip the biscuit crumbs into the melted butter and mix until they are evenly coated. Try not to leave any chunks of biscuit. Pour the mixture into the center of a 20 cm pie tin. Then press the mixture firmly over the base of the tin and up the sides. Transfer the base to the fridge to chill for about 15 minutes, until firm.3. While the base cools, make the toffee. Heat the brown sugar and butter together in a pan over a medium heat until the butter melts and the sugar has dissolved. At first the sugar and butter won’t mix, but keep stirring. As the sugar melts, it will come together.4. Stir in the condensed milk and the salt. Bring to a rapid boil for about a minute, stirring all the time for a thick golden caramel, then take off the heat. If you are using evaporated milk, this will take longer (20-30 minutes). Stir the mixture continually while it is on a boil, until it thickens – it will be runny at first. 5. Slice the bananas. These can be mixed with the toffee when it cools, or they can be layered on top of the toffee later. Some chefs prefer to mix them in if they won’t eat the whole pie at once, since the bananas will become discolored if the pie is kept for several days.5. Take the set biscuit base out of the fridge and pour the toffee onto the biscuit base. Transfer to the fridge and leave to cool completely. When it is cool, layer on the sliced bananas, if you haven’t already mixed them into the toffee.6. When it’s time to serve, pour the cream into a large bowl, and whisk with an electric hand mixer for 10-15 minutes, until thickened but not stiff. Spoon the cream over the bananas. One variation is to use plain yogurt instead of whipped cream. If you try this, the yogurt doesn’t need to be whipped.7. Grate the chocolate over the top of the pie. It’s now ready to serve.
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