Banoffee pie

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 8-10

BISCUIT BASE

250g plain sweet biscuits, e.g. Super Wine

2 Tbsp dark cocoa, sifted

130g butter, melted

CARAMEL BANANA FILLING

90g butter, diced

½ packed cup soft brown sugar

2 Tbsp golden syrup

395g can sweetened condensed milk

4 ripe bananas, finely mashed (about 2 cups)

TO SERVE

Slices of just-ripe banana

Softly whipped cream or creme fraiche Grated or shaved dark chocolate

Preheat oven to 180C fan bake.

To make the biscuit base, break up the biscuits in a food processor, add cocoa and whizz to a fine crumb, or place in a bag and beat with a rolling pin to very fine crumbs. Add the butter and whizz or mix to combine evenly. Press firmly into a 23-24cm tart tin to cover the base and 4cm up the sides. Chill while you make the filling.

To make the caramel banana filling, melt the butter in a pot, add brown sugar and golden syrup and stir over a medium heat until bubbling. Mix in the condensed milk and cook over a low heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly so it doesn’t catch. Remove from the heat and stir through the banana. Pour over the base.

Bake until the filling is set and very lightly golden (10 minutes). Cool and, if not serving at once, chill for up to five days until needed. To serve, top with sliced banana, whipped cream or creme fraiche and grated or shaved chocolate.,

Match this with ...

Duncan’s Upcycle Imperial Pastry Stout, 10.2% (440ml, $12)

Brewer George Duncan has partnered with Offcut (a company that takes funky textile remnants destined for landfill and upcycles them into dope, limited-run hats) and the folk at Kaibosh Food Rescue, which redirects quality surplus food to those in need, or in this case, supplies second-sort produce to be turned into delicious creations. Upcycle Imperial Pastry Stout transforms surplus bananas rescued by Kaibosh into a decadently smooth, banana and caramel liquid banoffee pie beer. So you can sip this banana-y brew with forkfuls of pie all while wearing a limited edition, matching Duncan’s x Offcut cap, which provided the inspo for the can artwork. And if that wasn’t groovy enough for you, 5 per cent of Upcycle sales will be donated to Kaibosh Food Rescue. duncansbrewing.co.nz