This banoffee pie recipe only takes a few ingredients and even fewer steps!
A no bake graham crust is filled with layers rich toffee layer, bananas and whipped cream.
This is a decadent dessert that is positively delicious.
No Bake Banoffee Pie
Banoffee is a British dessert that combines ‘banana’ and ‘toffee’ into one decadent treat!
- Combines sweet, sticky toffee with fresh bananas — a match made in dessert heaven.
- Quick and easy to whip up, this is a no-bake dessert.
- You only need a few simple ingredients.
- It’s a year-round treat, light enough for summer and comforting for winter.
Ingredients for Banoffee Pie
Crust – A homemade graham crust is recommended, as store-bought crusts often don’t hold up to toppings or break apart when serving. Graham crumbs can be replaced with almost any type of cookie crumbs; try Biscoff or Nutter Butter cookies.
Bananas – Save the ripe bananas for banana bread; firm, and fresh bananas are best for this recipe.
Toffee – Be sure to use dulce de leche, which is made with milk and sugar (caramel is water and sugar). You can also find dulce de leche online. Boiling it a little bit helps it to thicken so the pie sets a little bit better.
Variations – Add sliced strawberries between the bananas or even mini chocolate chips. Drizzle extra dulce de leche or hot fudge sauce over the top for a fancy presentation.
How to Make Banoffee Pie
- Cook dulce de leche in a medium saucepan for 3 minutes.
- Pour caramel over graham cracker crust and refrigerate (as per the recipe below).
- Layer sliced bananas over the caramel and top with whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.
Storing Banoffee Pie
Banoffee pie is best eaten the day of or the day after you make it when the bananas are still fresh and firm. Banoffee pie can be made a day in advance, just cover it and keep it chilled until ready to serve. Due to the bananas and whipped cream, it’s not advised to freeze Banoffee pie.
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Banoffee Pie
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
For the Filling
- 13.4 ounces dulce de leche 1 can, about 1 ½ cups
- 2-3 firm ripe bananas sliced
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- chocolate curls for garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix graham crumbs, butter, and sugar until well combined.
- Transfer the mixture to a 9-inch pie place and firmly press the crust into the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Refrigerate while preparing the crust.
- In a medium saucepan, bring dulce de leche to a boil over medium heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened.
- Pour thickened caramel over the graham cracker crust and spread in an even layer. Refrigerate until completely cooled, at least 3 hours.
- In a large bowl, whip cream, sugar & vanilla until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, slice the bananas and layer them over top of the caramel. Top the pie with whipped cream and chocolate curls. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dessert, Pie
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I have always wanted to make this! It’s such a great combination of flavors!
Enjoy Allison!!
This is one of my favourite indulgent desserts, but I never think to make it. I have to give it a try!
You’ll be glad you did Danielle!
Is there another fruit to replace bananas, I ‘m not a lover of bananas?
You could try it with raspberries or strawberries. I’ve never tried it, so let us know if you do Judy!
I BET ITS GOOD WITH APPLES I WILL MAKE THIS IM 70 AND LOVE TO COOK AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS PIE I WILL MAKE IT THANK YOU
I hope you love it Marlene!
I made this last night,can’t believe how good this is for so few ingredients. Thanks Holly!
You’re welcome Kimberly! So glad you love it!
Boiled the sweetened condensed milk exactly as instructed. Kept the water topped off so can was always completely submerged in water. Opened the can about 5 minutes after taking it out of the boiling water. The sweetened condensed milk was horrible. It had like a pudding consistency. Very thick and lumpy. Smelled terrible and tasted burnt. What happened? How did this go wrong?
Yes, it does have a pudding consistency, it’s more like a dulce de leche flavor and consistency. It should be thick to keep the pie from being too runny.
Will the bananas turn brown?
No, they shouldn’t.
Omg. When I was a young teenager my friends grandma made this and it was the best dessert I’ve ever had in my entire life to this day. I’ve been searching for this recipe ever since… And now I’ve finally found it! Thank you so much for posting this! It’s seriously been a good 15 years looking for this recipe!
Oh my goodness, I made this pie yesterday and it is so good I have another can of sweetened condensed milk boiling as I type. My pie went a little runny, I’m not sure why it would have done that, but it was so good no one cared that it was soupy. Thanks for the delicious recipe! . I had not heard of this delightful bit of mouth watering goodness before, I am so happy I came across this recipe.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Carolyn!
I alway put the dulce the leche underneath the bananas. Makes for a more even spread and also top off the whipped cream with shaved chocolate… And I always make cook more than one can of condensed milk at a time. You can keep them for a year and only have to heat them slighty to use in a next banoffee pie or another recipe.
I used dulce de leche but it did not set. What did I do wrong?
It could have been that brand of dulce de leche you used was runny.
They make caramal sweetened condensed milk can you use that?
I’ve seen it (although it isn’t available everywhere) but I haven’t tried it. The only thing I would be concerned about is that it isn’t thick enough to stand up on it’s own. It would still taste great but might be a little runny.
why do you have to boil the can?
To turn the sweetened condensed milk from milk into thick caramel like the one in the photo.
Grat recipes! For the dulce de leche: I boil it in a pressure cooker and it only takes 1 hour. It saves a lot of electricity and time. I cover the cans that fit loosely in the bottom of the cooker with water( the extra ones I keep unopened in the refrigerator for other deserts). Close it very tight and start with high heat. When it starts to boil I lower it to med-low just to hear them dancing a little bit inside the pot. I start counting the hour when they start to boil. Stir the dulce de leche inside the can or in a bowl before using it.
Thank you for sharing!
I love these recipes and I would like to have more on how to make a right make a baby cake for a baby shower or like a stomach with the poops if you got any suggestions give me out please I love cooking That I have a cake made by May 8 for a baby shower
I have baked a cake in a bowl before to get a round shape (for a ball), so that would probably work for your baby belly too! :) Hope that helps!
How long did you cook the sweented condensed milk in the crockpot?
Florine
You can find the directions to make it in the Crock Pot here!
This looks SO good! Banoffee Pie sounds like my kind of dessert!
I love homemade dulce de leche! So easy and makes great little gifts too :)
One absolutely gorgeous pie! Must try this. (Yay for the English and glad your sister tipped you off!)
I also would like to know what dulce de leche our is. In place – how do we get the caramel? What amount do we mix caramel with the condensed milk to get that sauce?
The condensed milk becomes the caramel sauce when cooked according to the recipe.
What an absolutely delicious looking pie! I love caramel and bananas together!!!
WHOA look at that dulce de leche pour! Yum!
You can also cook the sweetened condensed milk in a small crock pot. Stir it every couple of hours. I like this method better than boiling it because it seems less dangerous and I don’t have to fight my stainless steel afterwards to get it clean!
I’m going to be making this pie as soon as I get some bananas!