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Creamy, with hits of caramel and crunchy chocolate toffee, this over-the-top banana cream pie is nothing short of spectacular.
1 1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tsp packed brown sugar
2 tbsp 35% cream
1/8 tsp salt
3 ripe medium bananas, sliced
1 1/2 cups 3.25% milk
3 tbsp granulated sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
3 egg yolks
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup 35% cream
2 tsp granulated sugar
44-g bar chocolate covered sponge toffee, such as Crunchie, broken into small pieces
STIR cookie crumbs with 1/2 cup melted butter in a medium bowl until combined. Press mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate.
MELT 1 tbsp butter in a medium frying pan over medium-high. Add brown sugar, 2 tbsp 35% cream and 1/8 tsp salt. Boil gently, whisking often, 1 min. Remove from heat and let stand 1 min. Stir in bananas, then arrange over crust in an even layer.
HEAT milk in a medium saucepan over medium-high, just until bubbles form on the surface, about 5 min. Whisk 3 tbsp sugar with cornstarch and yolks in a medium bowl until combined. Whisk in half of hot milk until smooth. Return mixture to saucepan and set over medium. Whisk often until pudding thickens, about 2 min. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and 1/8 tsp salt. Scrape over banana layer, smoothing top. Refrigerate until pudding is set, 1 hour.
BEAT 1 cup 35% cream in a medium bowl until soft peaks form when beaters are lifted, 2 to 3 min. Beat in 2 tsp sugar until stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted, about 2 more min. Spoon whipped cream over centre of pie. Sprinkle banana cream pie with sponge toffee.
Calories 458, Protein 5g, Carbohydrates 40g, Fat 32g, Fibre 2g, Sodium 233mg.
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