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" This is arguably the best dessert in the world! A delicious layer of thick caramel on a biscuit base, topped with bananas and cream. A really decadent dessert, perfect for a special occasion. "
The Ultimate Banoffee Pie
Added on Tue Jul 1 2008
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The Basics
- Dish: Dessert and Sweets
- cuisine: English
- Serves: 8/12
- Prep Time: 0hrs 25 mins
- Cooking Time: 2hrs 0 mins
Ingredients
- For the base:
- 3½oz butter melted
- 9oz digestive biscuits
- For the caramel:
- 397g can Carnation Condensed Milk
- Topping:
- 4 Bananas
- 284ml carton double cream lightly whipped
- cocoa powder for dusting
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- You will also need:
- 20cm (8”) loose-bottomed cake tin greased and based lined
Method
~To make the base, crush the biscuits until like fine crumbs then tip into a bowl. Stir in the melted butter. Press the mixture into the base and 4cm (1½in) up the sides of the tin. Chill the base while you make the filling.
~To make the filling, put the tin in a pan of boiling water and boil for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, (do not pierce the tin, don't panic it won't explode)Don't let the pan boil dry either. Allow to cool slightly, not too much and open carefully with a tin opener. I cover the tin and opener with a tea towel otherwise you may have caramel over your kitchen (it's only happened to me once). Spread the filling over the biscuit base, and then leave to chill for about 1 hour, until firm.
~To serve, remove the pie from the tin and place on a serving plate. Slice the bananas; fold half of them into the softly whipped cream and spoon over the toffee base. Decorate with the remaining bananas and dust liberally with the cocoa.
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I just boil the tin in a pan for about an hour & half, i find it just right. give it a go, i boiled too many cans one time and kept the extra can in the fridge for a week, opened it and microwaved it to get it a little more runny, worked fine...
if you follow the recipe on the can it suggests empting the milk into a pan and adding sugar, i find this way it burns very easily.
Peter :o)
Posted By PeterW on Sat Jul 5 2008
Aaaah - that is what I've done. I emptied it out of the can and heated it up which resulted in very tasty, but impossible to eat toffee. I'll make sure I keep it in the can and follow your recipe.
Thanks Peter - I'll let you know how it turns out :)
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