I know my first instinct when I have ripe bananas is to make banana bread but I was wondering what else I could make that wasn’t as cakey, but a more luscious dessert. I had some sponge cake leftover from making my panda cupcakes from cutting out the centres so I thought I might use it for a trifle.
Bananas and caramel sauce or butterscotch sauce are simply one of my favourite ever combinations. My Bannoffee addiction is testament to that. This is quite Bannoffee like just without the biscuit crust. It’s so soft and smooth and rapturous that it is quite hard to stop at one. You’d have to have 1 and a half at least. And I’d most certianly suggest making double the amount of sauce for you to have plain with bananas later.
Be sure to dip deep and get some rum or dessert wine soaked sponge or it may be a little strong when you reach the bottom. Unless of course, that’s precisely the point!
Banana Butterscotch trifle
Ingredients (serves 4 cups)
- 1 cup vanilla custard (bought or made using directions on packet)
- 150ml thickened cream
- small splash of rum or sweet sticky dessert wine for each cup (optional)
- 150g packet cake cut into smaller 3cm pieces
- 3 medium bananas, peeled, sliced
- 75g slivered almonds, toasted
Butterscotch sauce
- 75g butter, cubed
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 150ml thickened cream
Method
1. Make butterscotch sauce: Place butter, sugar and cream into a saucepan over low heat. Stir until butter has melted. Simmer gently for 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat. Allow to cool for 20 minutes or until thickened.
2. Whip cream with 1 tablespoon of sugar
3. Get 4 x 250ml cups and add sponge at the bottom. Splash a small amount of rum on sponge (about 1 teaspoon). Layer with butterscotch sauce, then thinly sliced banana pieces (about 5 pieces). Then add custard, more bananas and butterscotch sauce. Then top with whipped cream, a little more butterscotch sauce and toasted flaked almonds (cooled).
4. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours (overnight if the sponge is very stale).
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You really know how to make me excited!
Bananas are my favourite ingredient!
yeah, that’s awesome. i’m trying to recall if i’ve ever had bananas and butterscotch in combination, and i don’t think i have. what a tragedy, but never fear–i’ll make amends immediately!
droooooooooool
Oh no! Banoffee again? *eating those photos*
Hi Cappucino-Hehe yes I thought you might say something as it’s a banana recipe!
Hi grace-It’s definitely worth a try, although the butterscotch is quite caramel-ly. In fact I’ve been eating plain bananas with the leftover sauce and it’s so good!
Hi Heyley-Hehe thanks! I like it when people drool over the food
Hi Lilia-Yep, my bannoffee obsession hasn’t abated at all.
It may stall somewhat when I reach London but then again it might only get stronger!
Lorraine, I’m so glad I have found your blog - your photos and recipes are so wonderful! I have my eyes on many of them and these beauties are no exception!
I love bananas and love toffee.
Ah, now this is what I call a Heavenly Dessert- you seem to have an extra one available there just waiting for me? It’s starred.
Your site gave the devil in my heart big power. The devil said to me. “Eat this thing which I was sweet, and seemed to be delicious” As a result, I lost a fight with the devil. I was dieting so… (Ｔ_Ｔ)
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Hi Patricia-Thanks so much! I am so glad I found your blog too!
Do let me know what you think of this 
Hi Pixie-Hehe thanks and sure! I always have way too much food here
Hi edamame-hehe thanks and sorry that I tempted you with this dessert and I hope it didn’t do your diet too much damage
What a visual feast for starters!
Another *my-husband-would-love-this* dish!
I don’t like too much rum, I’d have to try something else. I love a creamy trife sans jelly.
The presentation of these trifles is sublime. Well done! What interesting heart shaped spoons too! Toasted, flaked almonds are soooo moreish.. I have to hide them so I don’t pick at them when making something. They also mysteriously disappear when I’m not looking too!
Hi Maria-You could definitely leave the rum out of this, it’s just as good without alcohol. Does you husband like Bannoffee pie? If he does, he’ll go crazy over this
Thanks, they’re Alessi Heart spoons meant for ice cream but I use them for anything. Hehe I have to put away the nuts as well, nuts are terribly moreish!
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