Banana Cream Pie
Fruit
- Serves 8.
SERVES
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup mashed banana
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 5 ripe bananas (about 1-1/2 lbs.), peeled
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups whipping cream
- 1-1/2 cups whole milk
- 3 large egg yolks, lightly whipped
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 2 Tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and mashed banana in large bowl to blend. Add unsalted butter and stir to moisten evenly. Press onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
Bake crust until set and golden pale, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt in heavy, medium saucepan to blend. Gradually whisk in whipping cream and whole milk, then egg yolks. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add vanilla bean. Whisk over medium-high heat until custard thickens and boils, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in unsalted butter and vanilla extract. Discard vanilla bean. Transfer custard to large bowl; cool completely, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour.
Cut peeled bananas crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Spread 1 cup custard over bottom of prepared crust. Top with half of sliced bananas, then 1 cup custard, covering bananas completely. Repeat layering with remaining bananas and remaining custard. Chill banana cream pie until filling is set and crust softens slightly, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day. Cut pie into wedges and serve.
Photo: Willie Onan
