How to Make Banana Cream Pie
Banana cream pie is a timeless classic. Here's how to make the perfect balance of bananas and pudding at home.
Instructions
- Step 1: Heat the milk and mix dry ingredients Heat the milk in a saucepan, almost to a boil. Combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in another saucepan and add the heated milk, stirring until it thickens.
- Step 2: Temper the eggs Beat two egg yolks in the small bowl, adding a small amount of the heated mixture to temper the eggs. Then add the eggs to the saucepan with the milk and heat to medium.
- TIP: Stir continuously while tempering the eggs, and continue for a few minutes after.
- Step 3: Add butter and vanilla Add the butter and vanilla to the mixture, stirring it thoroughly. Remove the pudding from the heat and let it cool.
- Step 4: Place the bananas on the pie shell Spread your banana slices over the bottom of the pie shell. Then add a layer of pudding, another layer of bananas, and another layer of pudding.
- TIP: Experiment with different kinds of piecrusts.
- Step 5: Decorate with a bananas and whipped cream Decorate the top of the pie with leftover banana slices and whipped cream.
- Step 6: Refrigerate the pie Refrigerate the pie for a few hours to let it set. Then serve and enjoy.
- FACT: Bananas are the most popular fruit in the United States.
You Will Need
- 2 c. milk
- u00be c. sugar
- 3 tbsp. cornstarch
- u00bc tsp. salt
- 2 egg yolks
- Small bowl
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 graham cracker pie shell
- 1u00bd bananas
- sliced
- Whipped cream