Banoffee Pie

Today we're going to make a dessert that's very popular in the UK, but maybe you've never heard of it: banana pie, caramel, dulce de leche, all wrapped in an easy graham cracker crust topped with lots of cream. whipped cream and a little grated chocolate Hey, you're watching the preppy kitchen where I, John Canel, teach you how to prepare delicious homemade dishes to share with your family and friends. This banofy cake will be ready before you know it, so let's get started first, let's make the cake batter. I'm using 14 graham crackers which will give you about two cups of crumbs, but if you don't want to use graham crackers, try some Biscoff crackers.

Those will be good too. Actually, any type of crunchy cookie will work well in this, as long as you like the flavors of lemon cookies, not so much, but cinnamon cookies. Why don't you add them to the bowl? I am using a food processor. You can crush them in a plastic bag if you prefer, because graham crackers have a fairly mild flavor. I'm seasoning them with a quarter cup of light brown sugar and a good dash of salt. Well, make it once your graham crackers are in fine crumbs. Drizzle eight tablespoons of melted butter while you pulse, pulse, pulse, pulse, that's 113 grams if we're measuring it now we're going to remove this, remove that death leaf that's so dangerous just use your spatula and move things around if you're doing this without a food processor just add the crumbs, sugar and salt into a large bowl mix it up and then drizzle over the butter mixture again and you're done everything is mixed okay let's pour in our crumbs now okay , use your spatula to spread things out, it will look like a lot of crumbs at first but it's not if you're wondering where banifee cake got its name by the way it's banana caramel cake that's where they came together this was invented in a restaurant in England is actually a pretty interesting story.

I have all the details on the blog. post after distributing those crumbs, use a measuring cup or something flat bottomed to press and just move it towards the edge you want to have a little bit of base and on the side, this pie is very easy and the crust gives it a really nice like a play on textures because everything else is kind of sticky and melty. Here my cake dough is roughed out and now just to finish off, you're going to use the edge of your measuring cup, this one is actually angled to make. it's easier and then just press along the side with your other hand to press down so this will compact everything every time you make a crumb crust it's important to press, press, press, that sound is so annoying that It is much better to touch a touch. pound the more you compress the crust the easier it will be to get a piece out without it falling apart okay the last little bit this will go in the oven at 350 for eight minutes you can tell it's done because it's lightly browned but nice. and fragrant, it will float out of the oven.

Okay, after the pie crust is baked, let it cool a little and then put it in the freezer. Everything will be fine and ready. You don't want it to be hot when you put it on. the rest because it needs to cool and be so nice and fresh ready to go it's time to add our filling in this cake it's almost a guilty pleasure because it's beyond easy we're going to use some dulce de leche which is a mix amazing sweetened milk that has been caramelized, if you can't find it at your local supermarket go ahead and click here to see how to make it using sweetened condensed milk which you can always find so open your can of dulce de leche you can see it is of this beautiful caramel color and all we have to do is spread it on the base of our cake if you buy the dulce de leche, this is what I did, it will be very creamy, right? out of here, but if you baked it yourself it will be a little bit thicker, but that's actually beneficial for you because you want this to set, you want it to have a thicker consistency, how about those apples, so I'm spreading them out ?

This around what I want is a thin layer of fish that I can plant my bananas in. Once you have the initial layer of your delicious dulce de leche, we can start adding our other ingredients. I'm very excited, so I have two large bananas here to start. I'm going to give them a nice thin cut, start adding a layer here and have them stacked on top of each other in concentric circles, you want to fill this with bananas and not overdo it. the dulce de leche after opening this cake. I'm going to be honest with you.

It's a little messy. It's going to be a little crazy. It's not like a perfectly photographable cake. But it's so delicious. These are mega bananas. If you're using regular sized bananas, three would be enough, but this will be a two and a half situation, add those final banana pieces. Okay, you don't have to measure this, but just for consistency's sake, I'll add half. a cup of caramel chips to this will add a little crunch, a little extra sweetness, but I don't know that amazing caramel flavor either, just sprinkle it on top to bury the bananas and caramel. the biggest funeral of all and now we are going to carefully spread the rest of the dulce de leche, here we go, this is going to get a little complicated because of the caramel, but look, all of this will be covered in a mound. of whipped cream so no one sees anything, how's that for something amazing, sweet, crunchy and gooey?

We're going to put this in the refrigerator while we whip the whipped cream and then everything will be ready to make two cups. or a pint of heavy whipping cream in the bowl of your mixer, chill it if you can, a little splash, like a half teaspoon of vanilla, just a blessing, and then three tablespoons of sugar, you can use powdered sugar, you can use granulated sugar , it's not going to Make a big difference today I'm using granulated sugar, okay, mix it, start on low speed and then go up to high as it gets firmer, don't rush it, okay, after it thickens a little , you can start moving that speed at a faster speed. and it's there, I can't get away from the whipped cream otherwise it will turn to butter, so instead of scraping the bowl I just like to beat it by hand with the whisk attachment so you get some less firm whipped cream in the background.

You have a couple of options to decorate this cake. You could use some banana slices and a little caramel, but I love to introduce just a little chocolate, so get some chocolate in bar form and you'll have a sharp knife, a little confidence. You're going to shave it, it's actually better to use a thicker bar than this is all I have left. You want to heat up the chocolate a little bit so you can use a heat gun if you have one or a hair dryer, anything to give it a little heat and then just shave it, it will cut nice rolls, the knife is almost at the same angle as the chocolate , you're just shaving a little, okay, I have some delicious chocolate waves for the In the end when I put this together for now I can set this aside and take out the cake.

It's time to put this together. There is something so joyful about an easy dessert and this is as easy as they come. Alright, put that whipped cream on it and just. Place it on top hello hello towards the sky as a southern lady hairstyle. I like to see a little bit of the edge so I know what's inside, but you can go all the way if you want and then you know, finish it off with a couple of licks here and there and now I can lick that bowl later uh let's sprinkle the chocolate wow, look at that, what is this?

This is my idea of ​​heaven, this is going to be amazing, we're going to let this brew for at least half an hour, it needs a little time just to harden. I had this hanging in the refrigerator while I was making the whipped cream with the chocolate, so it just needs a little more time, but try to be patient because it's much easier to cut after it's cold. I am in awe of this piece and let me tell you, it will be very gooey inside. It won't look like a perfect piece of cake, but it's delicious, so don't worry about the mess. just enjoy talking about it, if you like this recipe check out my cake playlist, all my favorite cakes including easy ones like this one, okay now it's time to eat something, i could cry, that's so good, the bananas, caramel, dulce de leche, whipped cream, chocolate bark and graham crackers oh my god, I like to turn you upside down and say I'm delicious, I say, yes, you're delicious, oh my god, I love you if you like this recipe, press the like button, subscribe and see you in the next video