Banana Cream Pie
Banana cream pie, every way — the classic custard pie, No Bake Banana Cream Pie, Chocolate Banana Cream Pie, and chia pudding for a weeknight sweet.
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A classic dessert featuring a creamy banana filling in a pie crust, topped with whipped cream.
Britt ZIngredients
- 1 pre-baked 9-inch pie crust
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups whole milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ripe bananas, sliced
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for whipped cream)
Instructions
- 1Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Slowly whisk in the milk until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbling (about 8–10 minutes). In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks. Slowly add a little hot pudding mixture into the yolks to temper them. Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan and cook 1–2 more minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
- 2Layer sliced bananas in the bottom of the baked pie crust. Pour the warm pudding over the bananas. Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface and refrigerate for at least 4 hours until set.
- 3Beat heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form. Spread or pipe over the chilled pie.
- 4Finish and serve
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Open in Pepper →Banana Cream Pie Never Waits Long
Banana cream pie is the dessert that disappears first. Soft custard, sliced bananas, a crust that holds up, and enough whipped topping to make it look like Sunday even when it's Tuesday.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection when the bananas on the counter have gone spotty, when company is coming, or when somebody asks for pie and there's no time to bake one from scratch.
Every recipe here is some version of that pie: the classic Banana Cream Pie with a pre-baked crust, a graham cracker one, No Bake Banana Cream Pie with instant pudding, Chocolate Banana Cream Pie on an Oreo crust, Easy No-Bake Blueberry Banana Cream Pie, plus Banana Cream Pie No-Churn Ice Cream, chia puddings, and yogurt bites for the freezer.
Quick Tips
- 1
Cook the custard slowly
Whisk the sugar and cornstarch filling over medium heat and keep whisking 2 to 3 minutes after it bubbles, or the cornstarch won't set up.
- 2
Chill at least four hours
A cream pie needs 4 hours cold, overnight if you can wait, or the first slice slides right off the server.
- 3
Slice bananas last
Cut them right before layering and use bananas that are just spotty, not soft, so they hold their shape for a day or two.
- 4
Press the crumb crust firm
Pack graham or Oreo crumbs with melted butter using the bottom of a measuring cup, then freeze 15 minutes before filling.
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