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Banana Cream Pie final

Banana Cream Pie

Fresh bananas and fluffy whipped cream merge while rich custard and buttery crust hold it all together. This classic combo feels like a warm hug — familiar, comforting, but never, ever boring.
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Course: Pie
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 4 hours
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 8 hours
Servings: 10
Calories: 308kcal
Author: Brenda Maher

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 pie crust unbaked
  • egg wash optional: 1 egg white whisked with 1 tbsp milk

Custard Filling

  • 4 egg yolks
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 2 ⅓ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp softened, unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 bananas (yellow, no brown spots)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)

Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup cold heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp granulated or confectioners's sugar
  • ⅓ tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Pie Dough/Pie Crust

  • Follow my pie crust recipe and chill it out in the fridge for 2 hours. This recipe makes enough for 2 crusts, so stash one away and use only one.
  • Dust your work surface with flour and roll out one chilled dough disc until you've got a 12-inch circle. Gently tuck it into your 9-inch dish. Fold excess dough over the edges and mold it into a nice thick rim.
  • Cover the crust with plastic and let it chill in the fridge for over 30 minutes to several days. Preheat the oven to 375°F (or 190°C).
  • Give some parchment paper a good crunch, line your chilled crust with it, then fill it with dried beans or pie weights.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Once it's out of the oven, carefully lift the parchment paper out and poke the crust's bottom with a small fork.
  • Let the crust cool completely.

Filling

  • Whisk egg yolks with cornstarch (use a small whisk or fork, whatever works for you). Set this medium bowl aside.
  • In a saucepan, mix the milk, sugar, heavy cream, and salt over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Grab half a cup of that milk mixture, then slowly whisk it into your egg yolk/cornstarch mixture. Keep the yolks moving.
  • Pour the yolk mixture back into your saucepan, whisking for a full minute.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla until smooth.
  • Cover this warm pudding with plastic wrap so it won't get weird skin on top. Let it cool for no more than 15 minutes.

Assembly

  • Slice up 2 to 3 bananas and layer them into your pie shell.
  • Spread the custard over the sliced bananas. Throw another plastic wrap straight on top, then put the whole thing in the fridge for 4 to 24 hours.

Whipped Cream

  • Whip heavy cream, vanilla, and sugar together at medium-high mixer speed until you have perfect medium peaks (about 3 to 4 minutes). Top off your banana pie with it. Enjoy your comfort food!

Notes

To prevent the banana slices from browning too quickly before assembly, toss them in a mixture of lemon juice, pineapple juice, or orange juice.

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 491mg | Potassium: 296mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 1mg
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