Botswana Christmas Dessert

Banana Caramel Fridge Tart

Ingredients:

·         1 packet (200g) ginger biscuits, crushed

·         75 g (80 ml) butter or margarine, melted

·         1 packet lemon jelly powder

·         125 ml boiling water

·         125 ml cold water

·         6 average size bananas

·         juice of 2 lemons

·         1 tin (385g) caramel condensed milk

·         1 tin (170g) evaporated milk kept in freezer or fridge overnight

·         125 ml whipped cream

1.     Mix the biscuit crumbs and butter well.

2.     Press into a 2 liter pie dish with the back of a spoon to form the tart crust and leave in the fridge till needed.

3.     Dissolve the jelly powder in the boiling water. Add the cold water and set aside to cool till it thickens but not set.

4.     Peel 5 of the bananas and cut in slices. Mix the slices lightly with the lemon juice to prevent browning.

5.     Layer the banana slices on top of the crust.

6.     Whip the condensed milk and add the cooled jelly.

7.     Whip the evaporated milk till foamy and stiff and fold into the condensed milk mixture.

8.     Pour the mixture over the bananas and place in the fridge to set.

9.     Just before serving, garnish the tart by placing the remaining sliced banana, dipped in lemon juice onto the tart.

10.   Decorate the edge of the tart with the cream.

People stay awake nightlong on Christmas Eve and sing traditional Christian devotional songs. After midnight family members come together and exchange gifts. There is the usual decoration of the Christmas tree and the arrival of the Santa Claus. During Christmas in Botswana the churches are decorated elaborately and people congregate at these churches to sing carols to celebrate the birth of Christ. During the day of Christmas the people meet their family and friends and exchange pleasantries. The country wears a colorful look as people come out in their best attire. You must definitely witness the festive spirit of the land during Christmas in Botswana.