Love Actually: Banoffee Pie
Juliet: Banoffee pie?
Mark: No, thanks.
Juliet: Thank God. You would’ve broken my heart if you’d said yes.
Mark: Right, well, lucky you.
Love Actually
There are three, I repeat, THREE more days until Christmas! Honestly, where have the days gone? I feel like I’m finally getting to the holiday spirit and in a matter of days, it’s going to be taken away from me and I’m forced into the new year.
One of my favorite Christmas movies is Love Actually (I’m watching it now as I write this!) and I make it a point to watch the movie at least three times before Christmas. I love all the storylines and the amazing actors especially Mark and Juliet’s story. When Juliet visits Mark to look for his footage of the wedding, she offers him a slice of banoffee pie. I’ve never heard of banoffee pie before and assumed it was a combination of bananas and coffee. Banoffee pie is actually a combination of bananas and toffee and this dessert dates back to 1971.
I’ve made this pie before on this blog but I just found it too difficult for what it was. I now have this extremely simple recipe for you that tastes better and is so much easier to put together than the last. It’s quite sloppy but it’s SO good. Please enjoy!
Love Actually: Banoffee Pie
Ingredients
- 5 oz / 142g / 1 1/2 cup - finely crushed graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tbsp / 3oz / 85g - unsalted butter melted
- 1 - 14 oz can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
- 2 - large firm bananas
- 8 oz / 226g / 1 cup - heavy cream chilled
- 1 1/2 tbsp - granulated sugar
Instructions
- Completely submerge a can of sweetened condensed milk in a pot of water (at least by two inches) and place over medium high heat. Bring the water to a boil and then turn it down to a simmer. Simmer for 2 hours. Make sure to have the can submerged in water throughout this process.
- Meanwhile, prepare the crust by combing the finely crushed graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter. Mix to combine and pour the mixture into the pie tin. Press the crumb down firmly to create an evenly thick crust and edge. A measuring cup is a great tool to help press down the crust.
- Place the crust into the refrigerator for on hour.
- After two hours, take the can out of the pot and let it cool. Pour the toffee into the prepared crust and spread out evenly. Slice the bananas and layer them evenly on top of the toffee.
- Whip the chilled heavy cream with granulated sugar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Top the pie with the whipped cream and serve!
Great movie, great pie! Thanks for sharing this. Not too complicated to make, right? I’ll have to give it a shot 🙂
-Dara
http://www.peoniesandhoneybees.com
Thank you, Dara! I promise, it’s not complicated at all! The easiest thing to do is just cook the condensed milk ahead of time and the pie will practically make itself.
Love this Pie! Thanks for sharing!
Xoxo,
Love from http://www.trangscorner.com {a lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and food blog}
Thank you, Trang! I’m so happy you love it!
I love Banoffee pie! Such a decadent dessert. Great pictures. xx
Ashleigh | http://www.quintessentiallyme.co.uk
Thank you, Ashleigh!