I say I invented this combination, but I’m sure it’s been done before.

Start with two small pans, and a mixing bowl…

1. In Pan no.1…

   Melt:
   125g chopped dark chocolate (about a cup)
   4 fl oz. cream (1/2 a cup)
   2 Tbsp syrup of any kind
   Knob of butter

   Stir frequently until smooth.

2. In Pan no.2…

   Melt:
   Two knobs of butter

   Take off heat and mix the butter with crushed digestives (1/3 – 1/2 a pack should do it)

3. In the mixing bowl…

   Beat together:
   3/4 packet of Philadelphia Cheese
   1/4 pint double cream (whipped)
   Sugar to taste (I just poured it in til it tasted right, I can’t remember exactly how to make cheesecake)

4. To Prepare…

   Cool cream cheese mixture and crushed digestives in the fridge (can be mixed together, layered, whatever you like).
   Slice bananas over the top.

5. To Serve…

   Divide equally into 4 mugs and pour sauce over the top of each portion. Eat with teaspoons, forks, knives and chopsticks (that’s the Imperial way)

I call it Imperial Mess, since it is to Banoffee Pie what Eton Mess is to Pavalova. It does work, try it. You will have gathered that proportions are very loose, and that it is tremendously unhealthy

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