Sunday, February 28, 2010

Banoffee Pie

It's not diabetes friendly, by far. Absolutely not. Way too many carbs, too much fat and sweetness. But oh so good.. I made this pie for Eva's birthday and it was pretty popular. Although it takes a couple of hours to finish the pie, it's not difficult or labor-intensive. It's just so easy and yummie!

* 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
* a roll of vanilla flavored biscuits (I used vanilla filled sandwich cookies)
* 3 tablespoons of shortening
* 5 small bananas or 3 large ones
* 300 ml of double cream, whipped
* chocolate shavings

Put a large pan of water on the stove and bring it to the boil. Put the closed can of milk in the water and cover the pan. Let it cook for 2 hours, until the milk has become toffee. (you can boil several tins at the same time and leave them in your pantry afterwards, for a quick banoffee pie)
Open the roll of cookies and put the cookies in a large ziploc bag. Close up the bag and smash the cookies with a rolling pin.
Mix the fine crumbs with the melted shortening and press the mixture down in a round tin. Let it sit in the fridge for 1 hour.
Slice up the peeled bananas and arrange them on the crust. Top with the hot toffee and let sit in the fridge for 15 min.
Spread the whipped cream on top and let sit in the fridge for 15 min.
Finish off the pie with chocolate shavings.

Is your saliva making your chin wet already???


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