cheat's chocolate banoffee pie

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Prescott, AZ
Updated on May 25, 2014

This is a revised recipe based on the chocolate banoffee pie from Phil Vickery's Book "A Passion for Puddings". I've had to more create a version for America because the book is from England and uses metric measurements.

Rate
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Refrigerate/Freeze
yield Serves 12

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CRUST
  • 6 tablespoons butter (melted)
  • 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed
  • FILLING
  • 1 1/4 cups dark chocolate (melted)
  • 3 cups caramels
  • TOPPING
  • 4 - bananas, sliced
  • 1 1/4 cups double cream (carton, lightly whipped) or heavy cream
  • - cocoa powder (to dust)

How To Make cheat's chocolate banoffee pie

  • Step 1
    Add the melted butter to the crushed cookies and blend well.
  • Step 2
    Press the mixture into the base and partway up the sides of a (7") spring form cake pan, then chill well.
  • Step 3
    Make the filling: Melt the chocolate gently in the microwave then mix in the caramels. Beat until smooth.
  • Step 4
    Spread the filling over the cookie base and chill for about 1 hour, until firm.
  • Step 5
    To serve, slice the bananas, fold half of them into the whipped cream and spoon over the base.
  • Step 6
    Decorate with the remaining bananas and dust liberally with cocoa powder.

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