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Banana Cream Pie - Easy and very delicious!
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Banana Cream Pie
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 20 mins
 
Servings: 4 - 6
Ingredients
  • 1 inch x 9 ready cooked Pie Crust OR make your own HERE
For the Custard:
  • ¾ cup icing sugar powdered
  • ¼ cup corn starch
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 ½ cup fresh milk
  • 2 tbs butter
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla
  • 2-3 in ripe bananas to go the filling once the custard is cold
For the Topping:
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tbs icing sugar powdered
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Grated Chocolate
Instructions
Make the custard as follows;
  1. Put icing (powdered) sugar, corn starch, egg yolks, ½ cup of fresh milk in a bowl and stir. Set aside.
  2. Put the rest of the 2 cups of milk in a pot and heat with the butter till just bubbling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
  3. Add the hot milk a bit at a time to the egg mixture, stirring constantly to prevent the eggs from scrambling. Pour the mixture back into the pot and put back on the stove.
  4. Stir until mixture thickens and set aside to cool.
Build the Pie
  1. Slice up bananas and put a layer into the bottom of pie shell.
  2. Put half the cooled custard into the pie, covering all the bananas.
  3. Place another layer of sliced bananas and top with the rest of the custard. Chill overnight or at least 4-6 hours.
Make the Topping
  1. Whip 1 cup of heavy whipping cream with 2 tbs of icing (powdered) sugar and 1 tsp of vanilla till stiff peaks.
  2. Top the pie with the whipped cream and grate some chocolate over.
Recipe Notes

Timings include 4 hours minimum chill time.