Then, I decided to make my own banoffee pie. Yeah baby, mine was so amaaaziiing! Wish I could eat ten of them, too bad I just made six...three pies each :( Oh well, I've got to watch my weight anyway!
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| an individual benoffee pie in a ramekin |
So, here is the recipe of my amazing banoffee pie:
What you need
Base:
250g biscuits, crushed
100g butter, melted
For the caramel:
100g butter
100g dark brown soft sugar
375g condensed milk, use any brand.
For the top:
2 bananas
300ml thick cream
1 tbs icing sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Dark Chocolate, grated
You will also need, 6 ramekins
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| how to make it |
How to make
Step 1 is to make the base:
1. Crush the biscuits using a food processor or if you want to get rid of your anger, put the biscuits in a seal bag, and crush them using a rolling pin.
2. Tip the biscuit crumbs into a bowl. Add butter and mix in.
3. Spoon the mixture crumbs into the base and about halfway up the side of the of ramekins. Refrigerate it for 10 mins.
Step 2 is to make the caramel:
1. Melt the butter and sugar into a saucepan over a low heat.
2. Stirring all the time under the sugar has dissolved.
3. Add the condensed milk and bring to a rapid boil for about a minute, stirring all the time for a thick caramel.
4. Spread the caramel over the base, cool and then chill for about 1 hour, until firm.
Step 3 is to make the cream:
1. Pour the cream in a bowl
2. Add icing sugar, vanilla, and whisk it careful into a thick cream.
Step 4:
1. Slice the bananas thin
2. Add the bananas on top of the caramel sauce, then cover it with thicken cream until flat
3. Add grated dark chocolate on top.
4. Cover the ramekins with a plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 10 mins.
5. The banoffee pie is ready to serve!
Tips
Make sure that you really boil the filling for at least 1 minute to be sure it sets to a perfect squidgy caramel.
Enjoy your gorgeous banoffee pie!
