Banana cream pie

Banana cream pie

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 2/3 c
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• milk - 2 c
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• butter - 2 Tbsp
• cornstarch - 3 Tbsp
• powdered sugar - 2 Tbsp
• whipping cream - 1 c
• banana flavoring - 1 tsp
• bananas - 3 item
• peanuts, chopped - 2 Tbsp
• egg yolks, slightly beaten - 3 item
• 9-inch baked pie shell, cooled - 1 item

How to make banana cream pie:

Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and bubbles, then continue cooking for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Place egg yolks in a bowl. Add half of hot mixture to egg yolks, then blend into remainder of hot mixture in saucepan. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter, banana flavoring and vanilla. Let cool. Slice two bananas. Arrange a layer of bananas in bottom of pastry shell. Pour the cooled filling over bananas; chill. Before serving, whip cream until stiff; fold in powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread over top of pie. Decorate with remaining banana. Cut in slices and sprinkle with peanuts. Makes 1 pie.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Pie, Pies and tarts.