Easy Banoffee Pie

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 ready-made graham cracker pie crust (or make your own crust for a pie about 25cm across)
• 1 (400 ml) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 bananas
• 300 ml cream
• hot chocolate powder or cocoa, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 place the unopened can of condensed milk (don't open the can!) in a saucepan and cover with water.
• 2 bring the water to the boil then reduce slightly and let the can boil covered for 2 1/2 or 3 hours (if you're patient enough to wait for 3 hours it is better).
• 3 important- don't ever let the saucepan boil dry.
• 4 keep checking up on it and adding water if necessary.
• 5 remove the can and wait a few minutes before opening it very carefully in the sink.
• 6 the condensed milk will look like creamy brown caramel.
• 7 stir the caramel in the can with a fork to remove any lumps, then pour into your pie crust and let it cool, then refrigerate till cold.
• 8 slice bananas thinly and lay them on top of the toffee filling.
• 9 whip the cream and spread it over the bananas.
• 10 i usually just cover the bananas, but if you like more cream, spread it as thickly as you want.
• 11 dust the cocoa or powdered drinking chocolate on top for effect, using a sieve.
• 12 serve in thin slices with coffee.
• 13 enjoy!