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  1. This is one of my favourite recipes because there is no baking required and it hardly takes any time to prepare.  Plus, it tastes flipping delicious and it counts as 1 of your 5 a day! 
     
    Ingredients:
     
    250g Digestive Biscuits
    80g Melted Butter
    Can Carnation Caramel
    300ml Fresh Double Cream
    3 Bananas (don’t slice in advance)
    Chocolate for the top (optional)
     
    Banoffee Pie 2
     
    To make the Banoffee Pie I’d recommend using a greased 9" loose bottomed tin so you can get it out easily.  Start by melting the butter and then blitz the biscuits or smash them up into fine crumbs.  Add the cooled butter and push down into the bottom of the tin before putting it in the fridge.

    The next layer is the caramel which you could make from scratch but I love the Carnation version which comes straight out of the can and tastes delicious.  Then slice your banana, not too thin because you won’t taste it but make sure you have a good coverage.  Whisk the double cream so it’s nice and thick and then smooth it on the top of the bananas and then return to the fridge.

    If you’re a chocoholic like me then you can pop a generous helping the top, it won't help your waistline but does give it an extra level of deliciousness.  Any chocolate will taste great however I opted for Galaxy Ripples which I chilled and then chopped.
     
    Banoffee Pie 1
     
    And there you have a quick and easy dish ready for any occasion and if you have a sweet tooth like me then I’m certain you’ll enjoy the results. 
     
    If you are more of a cheesecake fan then you can also see my recipe for Twix Cheesecake and Black Forest Cheesecake on the Dorsetmums Blog.

    Have fun!

    Love Dorsetmums. xxx
     
  2. Who said Iggle Piggle and his friends was just for kids - I’m a 70 something year old Nanny and I had just as much fun watching Night Garden Live as my 3 year old granddaughter! 

    We went to see the show at the Lighthouse Theatre in Poole which was wonderful as they have a lovely big stage which brought all the magic of the show to life.

    Night Garden Live 3

    The sets and colourful characters were just amazing.  We laughed, sang and clapped but the icing on the cake was the spectacular arrival of the Pinky Ponk.  I won’t go into details but the oooh’s and aaaah’s from everyone and the look of sheer pleasure on all the children's faces was memorable for the both of us. 

    Well done to everyone for a great show, I’d thoroughly recommend it to any other little Night Garden fan.

    To see where the tour will be going next, please visit the Night Garden Live Website.

    Night Garden Live 1

    DorsetNanny was invited to In The Night Garden Live for the purpose of a review however all words are her own.