Banana Cream Pie

Name: Banana Cream Pie
Yield: Makes eight 10 cm (4 inch) individual desserts or one 23 cm (9 inch) pie
Ingredients: 2¼ cups (360 g / 12.7 oz) plain or all-purpose flour; 4 over-ripe bananas (500 g / 17.6 oz); ¼ cup (55 g / 1.9 oz) sugar; 1 teaspoon baking soda (bi-carb soda); ¾ cup (160 g / 5.6 oz) caster sugar or superfine sugar; ¾ cup (200 mL / 6.8 fl oz) milk; 6 large egg yolks (90 g / 3.2 oz); 2 cups (430 g / 15 oz) sugar; 1 quart (1 litre / 0.25 gallons) milk; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract; ⅓ cup (70 g /2.5 oz) caster sugar or superfine sugar; 1 tablespoon (15 mL / 0.5 fl oz) milk; ¾ cup (185 g / 6.5 oz) chilled butter; 1 egg (45 g / 1.6 oz); ⅓ cup (100 mL / 3.4 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); 3.5 oz (100 g) milk chocolate; 1¼ cups (300 mL / 10 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); 4 ripe bananas (500 g / 17.6 oz)

Preparation info

Makes
eight
10 cm 4 inch ) individual desserts pie

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Crazy Sweet Creations

By Ann Reardon

Published 2021

About

This family favorite features crisp pastry lined with milk chocolate, gooey caramel, fresh banana, and whipped cream, all topped off with homemade banana ice cream. Every element of this dessert is yummy on its own, but put it all together, and it’s irresistible.

Ingredients

Pastry

¾ cup (185 g / 6.5 oz) chilled butter
2¼

Method

Pastry

Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).

Using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, egg, and milk. Squeeze to form a ball of dough. Roll out on baking paper and cut circles of pastry. U