Banoffee pie is a popular British dessert made with banana and toffee with whipped cream on top. A can of sweetened condensed milk makes a perfect homemade dulce de leche to function as the toffee. With a graham cookie crumb pie crust, this easy recipe is extraordinarily delicious.

A slice of banoffee pie is served on a blue plate with a fork.

What is Banoffee Pie

Banoffee Pie is a delicious banana and toffee pie. It is filled with silky homemade dulce de leche and whipped cream in a cookie crumb crust. This popular English dessert has a rich combination of different textures and flavors.

A piece of slice is taken out from the whole banoffee pie.

You can make the crust with either digestive biscuits or graham crackers. The silky dulce de leche makes a delectable accompaniment for the bananas in the pie.

This easy recipe for banoffe pie requires only just a few ingredients. The homemade dulce de leche is worth the wait. Even though it requires a long simmering time, it is literally effortless to make dulce de leche.

All you have to do is simmer the sweetened condensed milk in water. That’s it!

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What is Dulce de Leche?

Dulce de leche is a thickened caramel-like sauce made with milk. It looks like caramel, but it’s actually a sweetened milk that has simmered for a long time.

How to make homemade dulce de leche

It is very easy to make homemade dulce de leche with a can of sweetened condensed milk.

  • Remove the label from the condensed milk and put it in a pot of simmering water over low heat. Make sure the
  • water is deep enough to cover the entire can.
  • Cook for 3 hrs and set aside to cool. If you want a thicker caramel, simmer longer.

How to make banoffee pie

Graham cookie crumbs are pressed into a yellow pie dish

For the Crust: Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Mix together cookie crumbs, brown sugar, and butter. Line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan with the crumb mixture, gently pressing down. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes and cool completely. Chilling is even better.

For the whipped cream: Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the whipping cream and beat on high speed until medium peaks form.

Banana slices are on top of graham cookie crusted pie dish

Assemble: Open the cooked condensed milk can and spread the dulce de leche on the crust. Top with the sliced bananas and whipped cream. Make sure to cover the banana pieces completely with the whipped cream to prevent them from browning.

Garnish with chocolate syrup if using. Chill the pie uncovered for 1 hour before you serve.

Serving a slice of banoffee pie topped with cream and chocolate syrup

More sweet dessert ideas

If you love pies, these recipes below are easy to make and satisfactory to anyone.

A slice of banoffee pie is served on a blue plate with a fork.

Easy Banoffee Pie

Banoffee Pie is a delicious banana and toffee pie. This easy recipe is filled with silky homemade dulce de leche and whipped cream in a cookie crumb crust.
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Recipe Video

Ingredients

  • 14 oz sweet condensed milk
  • 3 bananas, peeled and sliced
  • 1-1/2 cup digestive biscuit or graham cracker crumbs
  • 2-3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 5 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1-1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • chocolate syrup , to garnish, optional

Instructions 

  • To make the dulce de leche: Remove the label from the condensed milk and put it in a pot of simmering water over low heat; cook for 3 hrs and set aside to cool.
  • For the Crust: Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Mix together cookie crumbs, brown sugar, and butter. Line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan with the crumb mixture, gently pressing down. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes and cool completely. Chilling is even better.
  • For the whipped cream: Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the whipping cream and beat on high speed until medium peaks form.
  • Open the cooked condensed milk can and spread the dulce de leche on the crust. Top with the sliced bananas and whipped cream. Make sure to cover the banana pieces completely with the whipped cream to prevent them from browning. Garnish with chocolate syrup if using. Chill the pie uncovered for 1 hour before you serve.
  • Store the leftover pie in the fridge up to 4 days.
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