One of my favorite restaurants in the world is The Quay’s Wine Bar in Galway City, Ireland.
I first introduced my husband to my parents there. Later, I introduced my brother to the amazing Thai Mussels there as well.
For a while, I also shared a flat with the restaurant’s head chef. I once asked her for a recipe to impress my new Irish boyfriend on his birthday.
I was looking for anything but cake.
Maria suggested Banoffee Pie and invited me into The Wine Bar’a kitchen to show me how to make it.
Historically speaking Banoffee Pie is a dessert first served in England. While it may not be a traditional Irish dessert it is for me a very Irish memory.
Maria makes her toffee, by placing closed tins of sweetened condensed milk in a pot of simmering water for an hour or so.
I have found the microwave to be quicker.
However, if you make this regularly you could boil multiple tins and store the extras until the next craving hits.
Maria also uses Irish Digestive Biscuits.
They are a dense cookie with a light honey flavor similar to a graham cracker.
They can be difficult to find outside the Emerald Isle and are often a bit costly.
Plain honey graham crackers are a fine substitute.
To make this dessert a bit more Irish for St. Patrick’s Day I have added some pipped chocolate shamrocks.
I would also recommend partially dipping a few banana slices in chocolate for a pretty and tasty garnish.
By the way, my boyfriend loved the dessert then.
He’s my husband now.
We are still known to enjoy a slice of Banoffee pie on a quiet Sunday evening.
Erin Go Braugh!
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Best Banoffee Pie Recipe
Recipe Ingredients:
3 bananas
2 cans sweetened condensed milk
1 cup of graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons melted butter
Whipped cream:
1. Mix crumbs and butter together. Press into spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool.
2. Slice bananas. Place on crust in concentric circles.
3. To make toffee, place sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl. When hot, the milk will foam up quite high. I cook one can at a time to avoid a mess. Heat at medium power for 2 minutes. Stir. Heat for an additional 12 minutes on low power. Stir every two minutes. Toffee is ready when it is thick and golden in color.
4. Quickly spread toffee over bananas. Toffee cools quickly. Let sit 30 minutes.
5. Garnish with whipped cream and serve.
Best Banoffee Pie Recipe
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Yum, you can’t go wrong with toffee. :]
This looks SO good! My kids would love this treat and it seems so easy to make.
This is a new one to me. I had to pin it for later. This is one that I’ll actually make. it sounds delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
This sounds really delicious! I like that it takes a graham cracker/cookie crust, because I love to bake but so far I’ve been too nervous to try flake pie crusts. Graham crackers, though, I can do!
Sounds great!!!
What an interesting pie! Sounds great I can’t believe they let you go back and see how it was made, awesome! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Sharing on G+! Have a great week!
Kim
That looks really good. I’ve boiled sweetened condensed milk before and it’s great. I’ve been told it could be dangerous because the can could explode but I’ve done it many times without trouble. Photos look great