Banoffee pie, a pie made with bananas, caramel, and cream.

Banoffee pie, a pie made with bananas, caramel, and cream.

Desserts

An English dessert featuring a butter biscuit base, caramel made with condensed milk, bananas, whipped cream, and milk chocolate shavings.

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The banoffee pie is a British dessert that originated in the 1970s, combining bananas, caramel, and cream.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodNo-bake (caramel)
  • Estimated cost$11.06 $2.77 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.69
  • $1.85
  • $0.72
  • $1.39
  • $3.99
  • $0.54
  • $0.59
  • $1.29

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the cookies in a plastic bag and crush them using a rolling pin. ≈ 4 min
  2. Melt 75g of butter in a medium-sized frying pan.
  3. Combine the cookie crumbs with the melted butter until you have a smooth, even mixture. ≈ 4 min
  4. Press this dough into the bottom and up the sides of a springform pan. ≈ 3 min
  5. Place the mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  6. Heat the sugar and 150g of butter in a frying pan until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.
  7. Initially, the sugar and butter don’t combine: keep stirring. ≈ 4 min
  8. As soon as the sugar melts, the two ingredients begin to combine. ≈ 3 min
  9. Add the condensed milk and a pinch of salt. ≈ 4 min
  10. Bring the caramel to a boil.
  11. Remove from the fire. ≈ 3 min
  12. Take the item out of the refrigerator.
  13. Pour the caramel over the base. ≈ 3 min
  14. Just before serving, slice the bananas and arrange them on the cooled caramel.
  15. Whip the cream in a large mixing bowl until it is thick but not stiff. ≈ 4 min
  16. Spoon the cream evenly over the bananas. ≈ 4 min
  17. Grate the chocolate over the top. ≈ 8 min
  18. Remove the banoffee pie from the oven just before serving and cut it into slices. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Banoffee pie, a pie made with bananas, caramel, and cream.

  • 75 g of butter$0.69
  • 200 g of butter biscuits$1.85
  • 150 g of light or medium-brown soft brown sugar$0.72
  • 150 g of butter$1.39
  • 1 can (397 g) of sweetened condensed milk$3.99
  • 2 bananas and some blackberries$0.54
  • 150 ml of heavy cream or double cream$0.59
  • 100 g of grated milk chocolate$1.29

Total$11.06

that's $2.77 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 75 g of butter
  • 200 g of butter biscuits
  • 150 g of light or medium-brown soft brown sugar
  • 150 g of butter
  • 1 can (397 g) of sweetened condensed milk
  • A pinch of coarse sea salt
  • 2 bananas and some blackberries
  • 150 ml of heavy cream or double cream
  • 100 g of grated milk chocolate

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