Chocolate Banoffee Pie
First of all.. welcome to my new blog layout! I only just applied it after procrastinating when do it. I’m still working a few things out, so it should all take shape shortly, so bear with me for now! I seem to get bored easily, so it was time for a change. I have already had html error fun, so hopefully I won’t have too much more of it! The babuska dolls will be back, once I figure out how I want them to be in here 😛
I seem to have fallen off the Sweet Adventures Blog Hop bandwagon, but I was determined to do this one. Once I saw the theme I scratched my head for a while, then realised I finally had an excuse to try making banoffee pie! Thanks to The Kitchen Crusader for hosting this month.
I hadn’t heard of banoffee pie until a few years ago, so naturally I thought I was missing out on something amazing. But can I tell you, I didn’t not fall in love with banoffee pie. My waistline is appreciative of this! I think it’s mainly because I don’t like cream on it’s own that much. When I have cream on my scones I don’t have too much, and perhaps I could have done with less cream on my pie. The caramel was delicious, and bananas make it healthy…er. I tried with the addition of coconut flakes too, mostly likely not traditional, but my twist!
Oh and whilst we are on the subject of me not loving cream all that much, on my 16th birthday I happened to be travelling around Switzerland and my family, and my family members who live in Switzerland bought me a cake. That cake was basically 98% cream!! I had a couple of mouthfuls to be polite but couldn’t do anymore. Then one of my grand aunties, bless her heart, ate the rest of my slice after polishing off hers! I still shudder at the thought of that cake!
Perhaps I’m the only one, but when I hear banoffee pie, I think of the Little Britan Fat Fighters skit. I tried to find a youtube clip but there wasn’t one… and that makes me a sad panda.
Chocolate Banoffee Pie
Valli Little
250g dark chocolate digestive biscuits
180g unsalted butter
1 tbs Dutch cocoa powder, plus extra to dust
1/2 firmly packed cup (100g) brown sugar
395g can condensed milk
75g dark chocolate, melted
1 tbs golden syrup
300ml thickened cream
2 small bananas, sliced
1. Finely crumb biscuits in a food processor. Melt 80g butter and add to crumbs with cocoa. Process to combine. Press into six 10cm loose-bottomed tart pans. Chill for 20 minutes until bases are firm.
2. Place sugar and remaining butter in a pan over low heat, stirring, until butter has melted. Add condensed milk and stir over low heat for 5 minutes or until mixture is a thick, golden caramel. Remove from heat, then add chocolate and golden syrup, stirring to combine. Fill tart shells with caramel mixture, smoothing tops with a palette knife. Chill for at least 1 hour to set.
3. Whip cream until soft peaks form. When ready to serve, place tarts on plates, top with sliced banana and whipped cream, then dust with cocoa.
Makes 6.
Heidi - Apples Under My Bed
awesome! lovely new design!! Never had a banoffee pie… looks good!
Heidi xo
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Heidi 🙂 For me it looks better than it tastes!
Lauren
Yum! I love that they look like little pie flowers 🙂
Iron Chef Shellie
hehe they do too! 😛
Kristy @ Southern In-Laaw
Yummmm, this looks SO good Shellie 🙂 I love bananas and chocolate together, they’re the perfect match.
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Kristy 🙂 You can’t go wrong with chocolate and banana indeed!
Food is our religion
Love this whole new website! and the banoffee pie looks so pretty!
Iron Chef Shellie
Thank you thank you 🙂
Piggyeatalot
I don’t like a lot of cream either but the digestive biscuits sounds awesommmmmmeeee!
Iron Chef Shellie
yes, digestive biscuits make it nom!
Maureen
Everything looks good around here, especially that gorgeous pie!
Iron Chef Shellie
awww thanks Maureen 🙂
Cara @ Gourmet Chick
Love the new design – really clean and lovely. Reminds me mine is long overdue a redesign! Plus this banoffee pie looks just sensational…
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks 🙂 I thought it was time for a change!
Alana
Aw the bananas look like a little flower! This pie looks great and I like your method of making caramel with condensed milk; will have to give that a try sometime soon.
Iron Chef Shellie
Hehe they do too 🙂 Thanks, hope you enjoy it when you try it!
Kelly
Was just talking about banoffee pie few hours ago! This is too tempting.
Iron Chef Shellie
haha what a coincidence 😛 I have plenty more in my fridge 😉
Tina @ bitemeshowme
I do love the look of this layout – a complete change 🙂 I hadn’t heard of banoffee pie all that long ago either and I’ve just fallen in love with it. Yours is a recipe i must try! x
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Tina 🙂 Hope you enjoy it!
Mez
First of all, love, LOVE the new blog layout you’re working on!
Now this pie, it’s all well and good but I am NOT down with the poisonous bananas you put on top.
NO wrong town!
That’s ok though, you can totally make me one without banana hahahaahahaaa
xox
Iron Chef Shellie
hahaha sorry!! I can make you one with something less poisonous! 😛
Sneh | Cook Republic
Very slick layout … love it! Great job Michelle!
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Sneh 🙂
Nic@diningwithastud
Lol @ the skit! I saw one the other day that was brilliant. Love that show. I love your pie 🙂 I’ve always wanted to try banoffee pie. Looks fab, and yeah bananas totall make it healthy 😉 thanks for joining the hop!
Iron Chef Shellie
haha good! I’m glad someone saw it 😛
Jackie
Redesign looks good! I hope the babushka dolls make a roaring comeback 🙂
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks! They will definitely be back!!
Jennifer (Delicieux)
First off, love the new sleek design Shellie, but I do miss the babushka dolls. Glad to hear they will be coming back.
Like you I don’t like cream, so didn’t like banoffee pie at first either, but then I had the most amazing chocolate banoffee pie at my favourite restaurant and that immediately changed my mind. I’m going to have to try this recipe and see if it’s like the one that converted me.
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Jennifer! I promise they will be popping up soon 🙂 I will miss them too much too!
Hannah
Gorgeous new site! I, too, have never liked cream, and always felt guilty for not really wanting Dad’s Black Forest Cake after he’d spent hours making it 😛 With banoffee pies (which I also haven’t eaten), I kinda just want the caramel 😛
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks babe! aww your poor Dad’s feelings!! The caramel was the best bit 🙂
Jackie B
Ooooh Shellie 😉 I am loving your new layout and design. Very posh and OMG banoffee pie looks fantastic! I want to make this one day. Thanks for the recipe.
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Jackie, definitely try it 🙂
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Lovely new design Shellie! I’m hoping to get mine done some day but I’ve been waiting for a few years now lol. Delicious looking bannoffee pie too and I like the chocolate variation! 😀
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Lorraine! Extra chocolate is never a bad thing 🙂
Adrian (Food Rehab)
Yipee! Diggin the new layout! And what a way to celebrate with a dose of banoffee pie
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Adrian! 😀
Chanel
This looks so amazing Shellie – as you now know I couldn’t get pie out of my head yesterday! 😉
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks! hehe I know, hope you enjoyed yours 🙂
Tania @ A Perfect Pantry
I love the way this pie looks.. .would make a gorgeous centre piece at my next tea party:)
Iron Chef Shellie
It’s very pretty 🙂 Would definitely make a great centre piece!
JJ @ 84thand3rd
Adorable little pies, I adore anything with a chocolate crust. Glad you’ve rejoined us! If you like coconut maybe try whipped coconut cream next time instead of proper whipped cream (I’m not so much a fan either!)
Iron Chef Shellie
There should be more things with a chocolate crust! Ah yes, I’ve tried whipped coconut cream before, agree, it’s much nicer!
Daisy@Nevertoosweet
I love the new layout Shellie 🙂 I thought I left a message but I think i must’ve tweeted you hehe ~ Banoffee pie is definitely one of my favourites hehe i can’t wait to try your recipe 😀
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Daisy 🙂 Hope you enjoy it!
Spencer
Looks absolutely delicious! I would so love to try some. I reckon I would polish the lot off in 5 minutes flat!
Iron Chef Shellie
haha it’s not a competition 😛
Monica (@gastromony)
Oh wow! Just when I thought you couldn’t make a Banoffee more irresistible, you added chocolate! Sigh…
Christina @ The Hungry Australian
This looks simply awesome. I want to eat this right now. Do you ship? Credit card ok? 😉
tania@mykitchenstories
You r pie looks beautiful. i like the fresh cream and banana on top. New design very slick
Iron Chef Shellie
Thanks Tania 🙂