This banana cream pie recipe is vanilla pastry cream layered with sliced bananas in a baked crust. It is not banana pudding or a banana bread.
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Banana Cream Pie
- Total Time: 4 hours
- Yield: 8 slices 1x
Description
Banana Cream Pie. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 baked pie crust
- 2 cups (480ml) milk
- 3/4 cup (150g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (30g) cornstarch
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 cup whipped cream
Instructions
- Whisk milk, sugar, cornstarch, and yolks. Cook until thick bubbles. Stir in butter and vanilla. Chill until spreadable.
- Line the crust with banana slices, add cream, add more bananas.
- Top with whipped cream and chill at least 3 hours.
Notes
Toss banana slices with a few drops of lemon so the edge does not brown before the pie is cut.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Crust
Fully baked and cooled. A soft crust goes soggy.
Bananas
Yellow with a few spots. Green bananas taste starchy.
Cream
Cook it until a spoon leaves a line.
Whip
Sweeten it lightly. The filling is already sweet.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Pudding mix?
This is cooked pastry cream, not a box.
Day two
The bananas soften. It is best the day you fill it.
Meringue
Whipped cream, not a torched meringue.
Fridge
Covered, up to 2 days.