Chocolate Banana Pie

A favourite mix of banana and chocolate in a pie!

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• For the base

• 3 1⁄2 ounces dark chocolate
• 6  ounces butter
• 8  ounces graham crackers, crushed

• For the filling

• 7  ounces cream cheese
• 2  ripe bananas
• 1  teaspoon lemon juice
• 2  ounces  superfine sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 ounces self raising flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla essence

• For the topping and decoration

• 3 1⁄2 ounces dark chocolate
• 9 1⁄2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1  firm banana
•  lemon juice

Directions

1. Melt the chocolate with the butter, stir in crushed crackers.
2. Press crust into a 9in flan tin. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, beat cheese until smooth, then beat in squashed bananas, lemon juice, sugar, eggs, flour and essence, continuing until smooth and thick.
4. Pour filling onto crust, bake for a further 30-35 minutes until firm; cool.
5. For the topping:.
6. Slowly melt chocolate in the cream then cool slightly before pouring over the pie.
7. Chill until required. Decorate with banana slices dipped in lemon juice.