Banoffee Pie Supersized

Years ago, my son went off to live in Ireland and play football there for a year or so. When he came home, he brought with him a recipe unlike any I had ever tried. It was a rich, succulent combination of fresh bananas, toffee and whip cream all served up in a pie. The intriguing part of the  recipe was how the toffee was made. You take a tin of Sweetened Condensed Milk, put it in a large pan, cover completely with water and boil for two hours. This can be done well ahead. When you take the lid off,(please cool first) you have a gorgeous pot of dark, rich toffee !! Little tip.. Do not go out

shopping while this is boiling as you may forget about it and come home to a ceiling covered in toffee, due to the water cooking down and the tin exploding ! True story ! So, keep the tins covered in water at all times and stand by or close ! I am making this pie extra big for a more visual effect. I made it in a 9 inch cheesecake pan but if you half the recipe, a regular pie plate works fine. If boiling the tins makes you nervous, the sweetened condensed milk already caramelized is available in all supermarkets now.. It is called Dulce DE Leche. It works just as well but I find it sweeter and a bit runny and not so decadent ! This is a very traditional English/Irish dessert and never ceases to amaze, considering how easy it is. I give it a quick freeze (not frozen) before serving for easier cutting. You can get fancy and

pipe the whip cream but I just pile it on and drizzle with a bit of saved toffee and a few fresh bananas. Definitely a do ahead crowd pleaser !!

                        BANOFFEE PIE

Crust

Ingredients 

•1 1/2 cups graham wafer crumbs

•6 Tbsp melted butter

Mix well ingredients and press into a well greased 9 inch cheesecake pan 

Bake 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool.

Pie Filling

Ingredients 

•2 tins sweetened condensed milk.

•4 thinly sliced bananas 

•2 cups whipping Cream

•4 Tbsp Brown Sugar

Method:

Step 1: Boil two tins sweetened condensed milk for two hours. Make sure the tins are completely covered with water. Let cool.

Step 2: Carefully scoop cooked milk into graham shell. Spread around evenly. 

Step 3: Top the toffee layer with 4 thinly sliced banana. 

Step 4: Next whip 2 cups of whipping cream with 4 Tbsp brown sugar. Pile whipped cream on top of the bananas. 

Garnish: Save a few banana slices and a couple of tbsp toffee and decorate top of pie. You may need to microwave toffee 10 seconds or so for easy drizzling. Chill

well before serving.