banana cream pie recipe

Well, this was my breakfast this morning, along with 1 tylenol, 1 advil and a cup of coffee (woke up with a migraine).  I'm not proud of eating this calorie laden indulgent treat first thing in the morning, but boy was it delicious.

I had this sudden craving and urge to make a banana cream pie last night, got my recipe from www.allrecipes.com.  Had awesome reviews and was a pretty simple and quick recipe.  I used a store bought crust which made it a breeze to make.  Try it out if you love banana cream pie, also, it tastes even better the next morning after it gets a chance to chill overnight.  If your good at making your own crust I'm sure it will be even more delicious.  I don't do homemade pie crust...that's something I will never master.

the finished pie, haha you can see the shadow of my iphone on the pie

sliced bananas on the crust before the custard is added

the yummy custard

Ingredients 



3/4 cup white sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups milk

3 egg yolks, beaten

2 tablespoons butter

1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked

4 bananas sliced

whipped cream

Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt. Add milk in gradually while stirring gently. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly. Keep stirring and cook for about 2 more minutes, and then remove from the burner.
2. Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes; remember to keep stirring. Remove the mixture from the stove, and add butter and vanilla. Stir until the whole thing has a smooth consistency.
3. Slice bananas into the cooled baked pastry shell. Top with pudding mixture.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Chill for an hour.
5. When chilled add your whipped cream and top with banana slices.  Chill again.