Banana Cream Pie

Name: Banana Cream Pie
Cuisine: Southern, American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 cups milk; 3 egg yolks large beaten; 2 tbs butter; 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pastry shell, 9 in. baked; 4 medium bananas; Whipped Cream

6 steps

Can substitute 1/3 cup flour for 3 tbs cornstarch. Use a gram cracker or Nilla wafer crust. *optional Top with sliced toasted almonds Serve with whipped cream

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:07:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories330.5 kcal (17%)

Total Fat12.8 g (18%)

Carbs50.3 g (19%)

Sugars30.5 g (34%)

Protein5.5 g (11%)

Sodium182.3 mg (9%)

Fiber1.7 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

¾ cupsugar

⅓ cupall-purpose flour

¼ tspsalt

2 cupsmilk

3egg yolks

large, beaten

2 Tbsbutter

1 ¼ tspvanilla extract

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Over medium heat, Combine sugar flour and salt in a sauce pan. Then stir in milk. Stir the mixture constantly, til it boils and thickens. Cook for w minutes, then remove from heat.

sugar¾ cup

all-purpose flour⅓ cup

salt¼ tsp

milk2 cups

Step 3

While mixture is thickening beat egg yolks in a small bowl. Once mixture has thickened, add a small amount of milk mixture to the egg yolks stirring constantly to avoid cooking the egg. Once combined, add egg yolk mixture to the sauce pan. Stir to combine. Cook over a medium low, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Then remove mixture from heat. Stir in vanilla and butter.

egg yolks3

butter2 Tbs

Step 4

Sliced bananas in place in the bottom of the pie shell then pour the milk mixture over the bananas.

Step 5

Bake in a preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until filling sets. Chill pie for 1 hour before serving. Either top pie with whipped cream or serve on the side.