Banana Cream Pie
Description
This yummy banana cream pie made with lots of bananas and a rich, creamy homemade pudding in a pre-baked pie crust is a family-pleasing dessert.
Ingredients
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3/4 cup white sugar
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1/3 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2 cups milk
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3 egg yolks, beaten
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 (9 inch) baked pastry shell, cooled
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4 bananas, sliced
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan. Gradually stir in milk.
3
Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Continue to cook and stir for 2 more minutes, then remove from the heat. Place egg yolks in a medium bowl; whisk in a small amount of the hot milk mixture until smooth, then gradually whisk egg yolk mixture into the saucepan.
4
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
5
Fill pastry shell with sliced bananas; pour pudding mixture on top to cover.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until filling sets, 12 to 15 minutes.
7
Let pie cool completely on a wire rack, then chill pie in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.