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Easy Recipes

Banana Cream Pie I

Banana cream pie is a classic and anyone who tries this delicious pie will be begging you to make it again and again. You can use a store-bought pie crust to make prep extra easy — and reviewers say you don't even have to bake the pie if you don't want to.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup white sugar

  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 2 cups milk

  • 3 egg yolks, beaten

  • 2 tablespoons butter

  • 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1 (9 inch) baked pastry shell, cooled

  • 4 bananas, sliced

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Continue to cook and stir for 2 more minutes, then remove from the heat.

  3. Place egg yolks in a medium bowl; whisk in a small amount of the hot milk mixture until smooth, then gradually whisk egg yolk mixture into the saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.

  4. Fill pastry shell with sliced bananas; pour pudding mixture on top to cover.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until filling sets, 12 to 15 minutes. Let pie cool completely on a wire rack, then chill pie in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.