FAVORITE BANANA CREAM PIE

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This homemade banana cream pie recipe is my mom's specialty, and this dreamy dessert has a wonderful banana flavor. It looks so pretty, and it cuts easily, too. -Jodi Grable, Springfield, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

Dough for single-crust pie
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups 2% milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten, room temperature
3 tablespoons butter
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large firm bananas
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped

Steps:

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to pan. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from heat. Gently stir in butter and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard; refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes., Spread half of the custard into crust. Slice bananas; arrange over filling. Pour remaining custard over bananas. Spread with whipped cream. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 521 calories, Fat 30g fat (18g saturated fat), Cholesterol 129mg cholesterol, Sodium 406mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 8g protein.