Banoffe Pie... My first time with Dulce De Leche

I've heard soo many good things about Dulce De Leche [DDL], but was always intimidated making it because of the exploding cans possibility. And since we don't get readymade DDL here, I had never even tried it.

Then one day, when I was feeling particularly reckless, with the 'so what if it explodes, I'll only be in the hospital for a while' thought in me, I decided to go for it. I looked around for a recipe that uses DDL as one of its main ingredients, and came across the Banoffee pie. Perfect!!

I first went and made 2 cans of DDL, and faced my fears. Thank god I did! It was soo worth it. I urge everyone else to try it out as well, there's nothing to worry about as long as you keep topping the pan up with water! I now always have atleast one can of DDL ready, and I eat it right off a spoon on most occasions! :)


The pie was delicious, it really highlighted the flavor of the DDL, and it's combination with the bananas was perfect! Next time, I'll just reduce the amount of whipped cream I put on top, since it made the pie VERY rich!

I didn't really follow a recipe for this, but here it is anyway -

Banoffee Pie
Recipe by Avanika

1 graham cracker crust [store bought, or homemade]
2 cans Dulce De Leche - homemade or store-bought
2 bananas
1 cup whipped cream - vary this as per your taste. You could even omit this if you want.
A few tablespoons cocoa powder, for dusting on top.





I'm providing a recipe for a homemade graham cracker crust, for those of you going the homemade way -

1 1/2 cup [About 24] processed graham crackers - I used digestive biscuits.
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder - optional, but I still urge you to add it.
3/4 stick [85 g /6 tbsp] butter, melted

Instructions -

1. Grease an 8 inch pie plate. Preheat oven to 180 C [350 F]
   
2. Combine the ground biscuits, sugar, salt, cinnamon in a bowl, and mix thouroughly.
3. Add the melted butter, then line the pie-plate liberally.
4. Bake for 10 minutes, cool on a rack.

For the pie -

1. Pour both the cans of dulce de leche on the cooled pie crust. If you made homemade DDL, make sure to let it cool completely.
2. Slice the bananas, and line on top of the DDL.
3. Now add the whipped cream on top, using a spatula. Smoothen it out, and dust with cocoa powder for the traditional look.
4. Slice, and serve. Refrigerate the rest.

Do try this, and let me know how you like it. Doesn't it look totally sinful?