So did you all have a great Christmas? I hope you're still in 'eat everything in sight, especially if it has chocolate' mode, because this recipe is another indulgent Christmas treat - I thought I had better get it posted before people start trying to eat more healthily in the new year. These chocolate banoffee puffs are most definitely not healthy, but they're definitely very, very delicious. They're also ridiculously quick and easy to make - just a square of puff pastry filled with a few slices of banana, a couple of squares of chocolate, and a good drizzle of fudge sauce. I'm literally drooling all over myself just thinking about them (well not literally, but near enough).
I love the fact that when you take these out of the oven, they just look like a ball of pastry - certainly nothing drool-worthy. But as soon as you cut into them and that melted chocolate and fudge sauce oozes out, you know they're something special. The banana flavour infuses through the whole little parcel, and since the only thing better than banoffee is chocolate banoffee, you'll definitely want to make these in the next few days!
These banoffee puffs are most enjoyable when you embrace the fact that you'll probably make an absolute mess eating them - there will be flaky puff pastry flying everywhere, and you'll more than likely end up with melted chocolate smeared around your mouth like a toddler. But that's another reason that you should make this recipe around Christmas time - nobody cares! Make these while your family still think it's perfectly reasonable to eat chocolate coins for breakfast, and they don't mind that there are nearly fifty calories in one slice of Terry's Chocolate Orange (there's a reason we only eat them once a year...). In a week or so's time, those chocolate coins will be replaced by something reminiscent of cardboard (probably some sort of bran), and your chocolatey afternoon snack will instead become some sort of fruit, so take advantage of the season by making this indulgent dessert while you still can!
- 200g puff pastry
- 4tbsp toffee sauce or fudge sauce
- 1 banana, sliced
- 16 squares of chocolate (~60g), broken into individual squares
- Spray oil or melted butter (optional)
- Heat the oven to 200°C (Gas Mark 6 / 400°F). Cover a baking tray in non-stick baking paper.
- Roll out the pastry until it measures approximately 14 x 14 inches, then cut it into 4 squares. In the centre of each square, add about a tablespoon of fudge sauce, and top with a few slices of banana and four squares of chocolate.
- Carefully fold up the edges of the pastry, and squeeze tightly together to close each parcel. Place them seam-down on the lined baking tray, and bake for around 15 minutes, until puffed up and golden brown.
- These will keep for a few days in the fridge (you can reheat them in about 20-30 seconds in the microwave), but they're best eaten straight after cooking otherwise the pastry can get a little soggy.
Lorraine says
I didn’t have any fudge sauce do I put some leftover cadburys roses in with the bananas… fab x
Becca @ Easy Cheesy Vegetarian says
Brilliant idea! :)
AMNS says
I am an experienced baker and I would not make these again n a million years!
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
Oh that's a shame! I'm sorry this recipe didn't work for you. I'm not sure what could have gone wrong, they're pretty straightforward! Perhaps we just have different tastes?
Eunice says
Well I am not that experienced but thought they were easy peasy and we found them to be delicious!
Becca Heyes says
Thank you so much Eunice!
Camilla @FabFood4All says
These are so divine and totally up my family's street that I shall book mark these on StumbleUpon to make very soon:-)
LittleMonsterx14 says
oh my goodness, i need these in my mouth!