Banana Cream Pie~
Sweet Erin of Dinners, Dishes and Desserts is getting settled in her new home in Colorado and has asked me to guest post on her blog. I know her baking sheets will be unpacked soon, but I am delighted to share my banana cream pie recipe over on her blog today. Pop over and say hello if you haven’t met Erin yet…you will love both her and her blog.
Banana Cream Pie…adapted from The Best Recipe
1 baked and cooled pastry shell (I used Martha Stewart’s Páte Brisée)
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 egg yolks, beaten slightly
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup cream
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon cognac
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 bananas, peeled and sliced just before placing over filling.
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Whisk together sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Add yolks and whisk to combine. Slowly add milk and cream, whisking till combined. Add vanilla bean and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly till mixture starts to thicken and simmer. Cook for an additional minute, then remove from heat. Whisk in butter, cognac and vanilla. Remove vanilla bean.
Cover top of filling with plastic wrap and allow to cool for about 30 minutes. When cooled to warm, spread about half the filling into the pie shell. Top with sliced bananas, and spread the remaining filling over the bananas. Cover filling with plastic wrap and chill at least 3 hours.
To finish, beat cream with sugar and vanilla till soft peaks form. Beat slightly longer to almost stiff peaks. Spread over filling and garnish with banana slices before serving if desired.
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33 Comments on “Banana Cream Pie~”
I love banana cream pie and have not had it in ages…this looks fantastic!
A beautiful pie Liz. Nice cognac touch!
Mmmm…this looks so good!
I adore babana cream pie but I have it so rarely I never see it in restaurants and I forget to make some. Now my taste buds are salivating.
Funny…bananas are one of my favourite fruits yet I’ve never made a pie. Yours looks delicious and has me thinking that perhaps I should try your recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
I’ve been struggling between banana and chocolate cream pie for Thanksgiving, you just made it that much harder, uggh. In case I don’t get a chance, just wanted to be sure and wish you and your family Happy Thanksgiving.
-Gina-
Fluffy. Silky. DeLISH.My ass Loves this! :))
How light and fluffy looking! Beautiful pie.
Oh My God !!!! How divne it looks , Banana cream pie , yummmm!!! Good lord I have to stop looking at your blog , you might be skinny ( lucky you ) , but not me and this is not helping either ( I’ll dream of this ) . The pie really looks gorgeous 🙂 . Have a great weekend Lizzy 😀 .
this make me missed the banana cream pie again! Yours look so delicious!
My kids love banana and this sounds and looks really delicious! Heading over now.
Great pie my dear. I am dying for banana cream now.
Bananas never had it so good. Just lush!
Yum! One of my fave comfort recipes. I did manage to make a lower carb version but I used to make something similar to your recipe. 🙂
This looks lovely as always, heading over to check it out!
Delightful and refreshing, I would loev a nice taste right now.
I’ll be a total guy on this one and say that I can’t get beyond the banana. But I’ve happily shared the recipe with my wife who love it!
Btw…finally added you to my blogroll. Don’t know why I hadn’t before. 🙂
No matter what the weather, this pie is something I can eat year round. The saying of summer dessert is too confining for this one! Silky and creamy with bananas and flaky pastry..darn it, craving this pie now. Terrific post and congrats on top 9!
A true family favorite – such a lovely pie… feed me!
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ButterYum
My favorite childhood dessert. Brings back great memories. Classic. This looks so delicious. I love Erin’s blog and am a FOLLOWER.
Beautiful as always Lizzy! Now of course, I want banana cream pie. 😀
its been a while since i craved this, thanks for the nudge 🙂
Lovely! I will go check out her blog as well. : )
Banana and cream with pastry, can’t go wrong.
oh, my, Lizzy, you’ve been naughty again, you know I can’t possibly resist anything with bananas!
Great guest post! 🙂 I’ve never tried a banana cream pie (pies in general aren’t a German thing, so I’ve been discovering since coming to the U.S.), but it sounds delightful!
We have this without fail every year. I really dislike banana cream pie but its a favorite of everyone elses. Your filling sounds wonderful! I have to have my pumpkin pie, one son loves the chocolate, brother loves lemon and everyone else banana. Looks like your family is all set with one of the best bakers I know on the planet! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.
Seams so good , you know i’ve eaten a pie like this . Should try it.
love banana cream pie, haven’t had it ages!
A banana pie cream? Never heard of that before but it looks delicious and sounds like fun to make.
You can never go wrong with banana cream pie. Such a delicious classic!
My father used to love banana cream pie. Back then however, his favorite pie was one of the frozen ones. It would’ve been great to make him one like this.
Very nice Lizzy, great with the cream and bananas.