Banana Cream Pie

Serves: 3

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

48

Sweetness

57

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Cornstarch

1 tsp

Salt

1.5 cups

Whipping Cream

1.5 cups

Whole Milk

3 large

Egg Yolk

Directions:

1

For crust: Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Stir graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and mashed banana in large bowl to blend

3

Add unsalted butter and stir to moisten evenly

4

Press onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish

5

Chill until firm, about 30 minutes

6

Bake crust until set and pale golden, about 15 minutes

7

Cool completely

8

Preheat oven to 350°F

9

Stir graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and mashed banana in large bowl to blend

10

Add unsalted butter and stir to moisten evenly

11

Press onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish

12

Chill until firm, about 30 minutes

13

Bake crust until set and pale golden, about 15 minutes

14

Cool completely

15

For filling: Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt in heavy medium saucepan to blend

16

Gradually whisk in whipping cream and whole milk, then egg yolks

17

Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add vanilla bean

18

Whisk over medium-high heat until custard thickens and boils, about 6 minutes

19

Remove from heat

20

Whisk in unsalted butter and vanilla extract

21

Discard vanilla bean

22

Transfer custard to large bowl; cool completely, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour

23

Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt in heavy medium saucepan to blend

24

Gradually whisk in whipping cream and whole milk, then egg yolks

25

Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add vanilla bean

26

Whisk over medium-high heat until custard thickens and boils, about 6 minutes

27

Remove from heat

28

Whisk in unsalted butter and vanilla extract

29

Discard vanilla bean

30

Transfer custard to large bowl; cool completely, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour

31

Stir custard to loosen, if necessary

32

Spread 1 cup custard over bottom of prepared crust

33

Top with half of sliced bananas, then 1 cup custard, covering bananas completely

34

Repeat layering with remaining bananas and remaining custard

35

Chill banana cream pie until filling is set and crust softens slightly, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day

36

Cut pie into wedges and serve

37

Stir custard to loosen, if necessary

38

Spread 1 cup custard over bottom of prepared crust

39

Top with half of sliced bananas, then 1 cup custard, covering bananas completely

40

Repeat layering with remaining bananas and remaining custard

41

Chill banana cream pie until filling is set and crust softens slightly, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day

42

Cut pie into wedges and serve