Mmm… banana cream pie! Doesn’t that sound delicious? It is. I made this at my husband’s request for Thanksgiving, then again last night when I had my grandparents and cousin over for dinner. The second time, it was just as tasty! We had Chicken Parmesan (the lowfat version), salad, and fresh french bread. A low prep dinner in line with current holiday craziness.
Banana Cream Pie
Submitted by Mindy ~ The Sisters Cafe
3/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 T butter
1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 9 inch pie crust, baked
2 bananas (the original recipe called for 4, but I thought that was too much)
In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt. Add milk gradually while stirring gently. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly. Keep stirring and cook for about 2 more minutes, and then remove from the burner.
Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes; remember to keep stirring. Remove the mixture from the stove, and add butter and vanilla. Stir until the whole thing has a smooth consistency.
Slice bananas into the cool baked pastry shell. Top with pudding mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Chill for one hour.
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Yum! Brad would love this! I will make it for him over the holidays!
Oh this is SO good. The homemade pudding filling is wonderful. Thanks for the recipe!
I am so delighted to find a recipe with from-scratch pudding. This is a keeper!
Mindy- I have never seen a baked banana cream pie- I just wanted to make sure I was reading that correctly. My husbands favorite- so I am making for Christmas dinner, but wanted to be clear. Thank You
Hi Lindsay,
Yes, you do bake it! I don't really know why you bake it, but I do it and it sets up perfect. So I just keep doing it. :) Good luck!
Mindy
Just tried this last week, it was SO good, and I am NOT a banana cream pie fan!
DELISH!! This was my first attempt at banana cream pie from scratch and I could not be more pleased! I actually added about 1/2 cup mashed/pureed bananas to the custard and the intensified banana flavor was out of this world!
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