15 Minute Banana Cream Pie Recipe
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15 Minute Banana Cream Pie Recipe
Description
The 15 Minute Banana Cream Pie delivers a creamy filling thickened with flour and egg yolks cooked into a smooth pudding. The crust made from vanilla cookie crumbs and butter provides a buttery base that balances the soft banana slices on top. Tempering the eggs prevents scrambling and ensures a silky custard texture. The addition of whipped cream adds lightness to the rich pudding and banana layers.
The pie offers a combination of crisp cookie crust and soft creamy filling with fresh banana rounds that provide a subtle fruity flavor. It suits serving as a quick dessert when you want classic banana cream pie taste without long preparation time.
To adapt, eggs can be replaced by cornstarch dissolved in water mixed in after milk addition to avoid eggs. The flour amount is increased to ensure pudding thickens properly. This pie is best chilled until set and served cold for a smooth texture and refreshing flavor blend.
Ingredients
- 3 cups (24floz/675ml) milk whole
- ½ cup (4oz/115g) butter melted
- 3/4 cup (6 oz/170g) sugar
- 2 cups (6oz/170g) vanilla cookie crumbs (Nila Wafers)
- 1/2 cup (2 1/2 oz/71g) all-purpose flour
- 3 egg lightly whisked, yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons (1oz/28g) butter
- 2 banana medium, sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds
- 1 cup (8floz/225ml) cream whipped
Notes
- Eggs can be substituted by mixing 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water, whisked into the milk mixture.
- Increasing flour to 1/2 cup helps achieve a thicker pudding consistency suitable for a creamy pie filling.