Creamy Banana Pie Recipe

200 g

65 g

2.5 ml

175 g

350 g

50 ml

45 ml

For the topping

250 ml

3-4

Ginger biscuits, finely crushed

Butter or margarine, melted

Grated nutmeg or ground cinnamon

Ripe banana, mashed

Cream cheese, at room temperature

Thick natural yogurt or sour cream

Dark rum

Whipping cream

Bananas

• Preheat oven 190^oC/375^oF/Gas 5. For the crust, combine the crushed biscuits, butter or margarine and spice. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
• Press the biscuit mixture into a 23cm pie dish, building up thick sides with a neat edge. Bake for 5 minutes, then leave to cool.
• Beat the mashed bananas with the cream cheese. Fold in the yogurt or sour cream and rum. Spread the filling in the biscuit case. Chill for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
• For the topping, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Spread on the pie filling. Slice the bananas and arrange on top in a decorative pattern.