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Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Course: Desset
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 537 kcal
Author: Karlynn Johnston

This Old Fashioned Banana Cream pie is made with a from scratch vanilla pudding filling and fresh bananas! There is nothing like a real banana cream pie!

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Ingredients

Graham Wafer Crumb Crust:

  • 2 cups of graham wafer crumbs
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup melted butter

Homemade Banana Custard/Pudding

  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 3 egg yolks beaten
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2/3 teaspoon banana flavoring optional or 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2-3 small nicely ripened bananas

Instructions

  1. Prepare your graham crumb .Combine the crumbs and butter, press into a 9.5 inch pie plate on bottom and sides to form crust. Refrigerate till using.
  2. Combine your sugar, cornstarch and salt into a large, heavy saucepan and set aside for the moment.

  3. For this recipe you will need to scald the milk and my favorite way to do that is in the microwave. I used my 4 cup Pyrex glass measuring cup, put in my three cups and microwave it until scalded and voila. Scalded milk is steamy, not boiled.

  4. Place your heavy saucepan that contains the sugar mixture on the stove over medium heat then slowly whisk in the scalded milk.
  5. Cook this mixture until it starts to thicken up, about 5-8 minutes depending on the heat of your element. Once it reaches the thickening stage, turn down the heat a bit and cook for a couple more minutes longer, stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn’t burn or stick to the pot.
  6. Beat your egg yolks together and then once your hot mixture is ready, we need to temper the eggs. This involves taking a small amount of the hot mixture and combining it into the egg yolks completely. Once you have done that, you are safe to whisk the egg yolks into the whole pot of the hot mixture without fear of it clumping up.

  7. Cook the egg yolks for a minute, then add in the butter. Whisk until it’s melted into the mixture.Stir in your banana flavoring or vanilla and then remove from the heat.

  8. When the mixture is cooled down to being just warm, slice 2-3 bananas and place into the bottom of the pie shell you made and refrigerated earlier on. When you have all the bananas you want, pour the filling evenly over the bananas and smooth out the top.
  9. Refrigerate a few hours so it sets then top with as much whipped cream as you want. Slice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Banana Cream Pie Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 537 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 12g60%
Cholesterol 146mg49%
Sodium 462mg19%
Potassium 361mg10%
Carbohydrates 76g25%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 50g56%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 785IU16%
Vitamin C 3.4mg4%
Calcium 177mg18%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.