250g/3 cupschocolate covered digestive biscuits or chocolate wafers
100g/1/2 cupbutter
1 tinX397g/1 cupCarnation caramel/dulce de leche
2bananas,sliced
375ml/1 ½ cupdouble cream/heavy creamy
30g/1/4 cupicing sugar/powdered sugar
1 tspvanilla
50g/2ozchocolate
Instructions
Prepare an 8 inch/20 cm pie or tart plate by rubbing it with butter. Removable bottom tart tin works best in this recipe.
Put the chocolate digestive biscuits or chocolate wafers in a ziplock bag and crush them using a rolling pin or process them in a food processor until they turn into fine crumbs.
In a medium bowl combine the crumbs and melted butter, then line the bottom and the sides of the prepared tart tin or pie plate with the mixture and refrigerate for 4 hours until firmly set.
Melt the chocolate in a microwave in short 30 second bursts to ensure you don't burn the chocolate, stir it after each burst. Alternatively, you can melt it in a double boiler. After the chocolate has been melted, spread it on a clean cookie sheet and refrigerate until set for approximately 1 hour.
Take the pie crust out of the fridge and spread the caramel filling over the bottom, then level it with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon, then line with sliced bananas.
Whip the double cream with icing sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form, then top the pie with it while creating attractive swirls with the back of a spoon.
Take the chocolate out of the fridge and drag the blade of a knife directly across towards yourself in a firm movement to create a chocolate curl. Repeat until you have enough of chocolate curls to decorate the top of the pie. Arrange the chocolate curls on top of the whipped cream and refrigerate until serving. Alternatively, you can skip this step and simply decorate your pie with grated chocolate.