Global Kitchen: How to make banoffee pie

Follow this simple recipe to make banoffee pie. The sweet treat is easy to make and delicious.

Tempt your friends and family with a slice of homemade banoffee pice. Picture: Ian Svegovic

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BANOFFEE PIE:

Ingredients:

For the base:

200g digestive biscuits

100g pecan nuts

100g melted butter

For the caramel:

100g butter

150g dark brown sugar

250ml double cream

For the topping:

3 large bananas

300ml double cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Flake chocolate bar

Banoffee pie is topped with whipped cream and flaked chocolate.

Method:

1. Put the biscuits and nuts into a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Mix in the melted butter.

2. Press the mixture into the base of the tin and flatten until the surface is even. Place the base in the fridge for 30 minutes.

3. To make the caramel, melt the butter and brown sugar together. Add cream to the melted butter and let it bubble for 5 minutes until it thickens a little. Then leave it to cool.

3. Spread the caramel over the biscuit base. Slice bananas and cover over the caramel.

4. Whip cream with vanilla until it forms soft peaks, then spread over bananas.

5. Crumble the Flake on top of the pie and put in the fridge until ready to serve.

Raby resident Margaret McGlinn makes banoffee pie for her family and friends.

WHEN Raby resident Margaret McGlinn found a recipe for banoffee pie in a book called A Tiny Bit Marvellous she knew she was on to a winner.

The pie is so delicious that it lives up to the title of the book, which was written by English comedian Dawn French.

“I have made this dish for both my daughters’ engagement parties and it proved to be a success with one friend giving it a 10 out of 10,’’ Mrs McGlinn, 66, said.

That friend, Therese Baughn, of Glen Alpine, is also the person who gave Mrs McGlinn the Gorgeous Grandma apron she wore for our photo shoot.

The two friends met when they were in hospital each having their first child 33 years ago.

Mrs McGlinn received the apron gift when she found out she was going to be a grandmother when daughter Emily announced she was expecting her first child, Oliver, who turned one in May.

Mrs Baughn is about to become a grandmother herself and her friend is searching for an equally heartwarming gift.

Mrs McGlinn said banoffee pie was popular with her family and friends and easy to make.

“My nephew put it on Facebook,’’ she said.

“It’s not difficult. Just make sure the butter and brown sugar don’t cook too long and burn.’’

Mrs McGlinn is also a member of the Macarthur Singers.