Classic Banana Cream Pie
A deliciously creamy banana cream pie enriched with layers of custard and bananas, topped with fluffy whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 275 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 baked pie crust
- 2–3 ripe bananas
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream for topping
Instructions
- Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
- Whisk the egg yolks in a separate bowl. Slowly add some of the hot mixture to temper them, then pour everything back into the saucepan.
- Cook for another minute, then remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Layer the sliced bananas in the baked pie crust.
- Pour the creamy custard mixture carefully over the banana layers.
- Chill in the refrigerator until set, about 4 hours.
- Top with whipped cream before serving.
Notes
For best results, use ripe bananas and whip the heavy cream until fluffy. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 150mg
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