Mile-High Banana Cream Pie

Name: Mile-High Banana Cream Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 510 grams ripe bananas (about each); 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 10 servings Chocolate curls (optional; see notes); 79 milliliters cornstarch; 4 larges egg yolks; 532 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 237 milliliters whipping cream

Mile-High Banana Cream Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 287 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. If you have milk, butter, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan, combine 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, and salt.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Salt

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Frying Pan

Add milk and whisk to blend.

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Milk

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Whisk

Whisk over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, taking care not to scorch.

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Whisk

Remove from heat.

In a small bowl, beat egg yolks to blend. Stir about 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture into yolks, then stir mixture back into pan. Return pan to medium-low heat and stir until mixture just begins to bubble, about 2 minutes.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Remove from heat and stir in butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

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Vanilla

Butter

Peel bananas. Slice half into chocolate pastry, covering bottom evenly.

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Chocolate

Banana

Pour half the warm custard evenly over bananas. Repeat to layer remaining bananas and custard. Cover surface of custard with plastic wrap. Chill until cold, at least 2 hours.

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Banana

Custard

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat whipping cream and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until mixture holds soft peaks. Mound on pie and swirl to cover decoratively. Top with chocolate curls, if desired.

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Chocolate Curls

Whipping Cream

Vanilla

Sugar

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Bowl

Chocolate pastry: In a food processor or a bowl, combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; whirl or mix to blend.

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All Purpose Flour