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Banana Pudding Pie, Oh my!
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Banana Pudding Pie, Oh my!

An old favorite comfort food.

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Nov 12, 2018
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Banana Pudding Pie, Oh my!

Like any true Southerner, I love banana pudding! Creamy and sweet, it has just a touch of vanilla and is filled with layered pastry cream and that old stand-by, Nilla Wafers. Classic.

This recipe is from Angelfish Cake Bakery in Charleston, SC. Honestly, it's delicious but a bit too sweet for my taste. Next time I make it I'll cut back on the sugar. Like sweet-tea, adjust to your own preference.

Filling:

  • 2 cups whole milk

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 4 large egg yolks

  • 1/3 cup superfine sugar

  • 1/4 cup superfine sugar (for the whipped cream topping)

  • 1/3 cup cornstarch

  • 2 cups heavy cream

  • 3 or 4 bananas, sliced (I used 3.5)

  • 1 box of vanilla wafers

Crust:

  • 2 cups ground vanilla wafers

  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Start with the crust: crush about half a box of vanilla wafers (I put them in a freezer bag and crushed them with my roller). In a bowl, combine the wafer crumbs with the granulated sugar and melted butter. (Next t…

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