Spiced Banoffee Tarts
Banoffee tart/pie is a dessert very famous in the UK. It is called so because Banana + Toffee = Banoffee. It has beautiful layers of a biscuit crust, caramel, bananas and cream that taste so good together. It is a rich dessert that pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee. I love making them as some tarts but you can make it as a whole pie or even individual serving glasses. This dessert is very easy to make and needs about 30 minutes of actual hands on work. This dessert is also eggless.
I added some spices to the graham cracker crust to cut the sweetness and give it an earthy flavour which tastes so good. The cream cheese in the whipped cream added that pump of flavor. This dessert is surely going to make your tastebuds happy!
Happy Baking!
Servings: 5 medium tarts or One 9 inch pie
Prep Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 3-4 hours
Ingredients:
For the crust:
4.8 oz graham crackers ( 1 Packet in a 14.4oz box)
5 tbsp melted butter
1.5 tbsp cardamom powder (Optional)
1 tbsp cinnamon powder (Optional)
For the pie:
1tin/14 oz condensed milk or dulce de leche
4 small ripe bananas or 2 large
For the whipped cream:
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp Vanilla essence
2.5 tbsp softened cream cheese
Chocolate shavings to garnish
Directions:
If you are using condensed milk - Fill water in pan 1/2- 2/3rd the height of tin. Get it to a boil. Place the unopened tin in the boiling water & let it boil on a low flame for 1 hour. Keep it covered. Take it out and cool before using. It will be your own dulce de leche. If you have dulce de leche ignore this step.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Place graham crackers in a food processor & grind it till sandy texture.
Add the cardamom and cinnamon powder along with the butter and pulse till together. It should hold it’s shape.
Distribute among the tart moulds or pie crust
Press down along the tin with a spoon or the back of a measuring cup. Ensure it is properly pressed down and there are no spaces.
Bake for 15-20 minutes and then let it cool.
Cut bananas in thin slices.
Layer the crust with the cut bananas.
Spread a thin layer of the dulce de leche over the bananas. Max 2 inches high.
Layer with bananas once again. Let it cool for 30 minutes.
Whip heavy cream and vanilla together. Add the softened cream cheese and whisk it together.
Pipe/spread it over the bananas.
Sprinkle chocolate shavings.
Chill for an hour and serve.
Notes/Tips:
Make sure to use ripe bananas. Do not use overipe bananas as you would in a banana bread.
You can replace cream cheese with mascarpone cheese.
To make condensed milk to dulce de leche you need to slow cook it in water. You can even do it in an Instant pot or an oven. In the video i did it on a stove top.
Adding the spices in the crust gives it a great earthy taste and cuts the sweetness.
You can also chill the crust for an hour in the fridge, if you want to make it no bake.
Slice the bananas thin. That gives it great bite feel.
The cream cheese in the whipped cream helps cutting the sweetness.
Chill the dessert overnight if possible. It tastes better the next day.
You can easily it vegan using vegan alternatives.
