BANANA CREAM PIE - How to make BANANA CREAM PIE Recipe

Deronda demonstrates how to make a delicious BANANA CREAM PIE!! For all the BANANA CREAM PIE lovers...this is a must add recipe to your collection!! Click on SHOW MORE for full recipe...

BANANA CREAM PIE:

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST:

• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 Tablespoons butter, unsalted, melted
• 1-1/2 cups Graham Crackers Crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar

1. With a fork... combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and salt. Add melted butter. Stir with fork until all the graham cracker crumbs are coated with butter.
2. Add graham cracker mixture to a 9-inch pie pan. Press graham cracker crumbs firmly up the sides and bottom of pie pan.
3. Bake in a 375 degrees oven for 10 minutes. Cool completely on cooling rack, before adding pie filling (about 1 hour).

BANANA PIE FILLING:

• 1/2 cup toasted coconut, optional
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (14.oz) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup whole milk, chilled
• 3-6 medium size bananas
• 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
• 1 (3.4) oz box instant vanilla pudding

1. Add heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla into a mixing bowl. With a hand beater or whisk...beat until soft peaks form. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
2. In a small bowl whisk together vanilla pudding and chilled milk. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl add cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk. With an electric mixer, beat of high-speed, until mixture is light & smooth. Add pudding mixture and beat for 1 additional minute. Fold in 1/2 of the prepare whipped cream mixture making sure all ingredients are well blended.
4. Peel and slice bananas. Banana slices will be 1/4 to 1/2-inch in thickness. Arrange banana, in one layer, on side and bottom of prepared graham cracker crust.
5. Add cream cheese filling on top of banana slices making sure each banana slice is cover with pie filling mixture.
6. Add the additional whipped cream to the top of pie.
7. Cover pie with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 2 hours or over night.
8. Serve with a garnish of sliced banana, and toasted coconut. optional.

TIPS: Pie will keep in refrigerator, covered, up to 3 days.

ENJOY BANANA CREAM PIE!!