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Delicious Banana Cream Pie with Homemade Custard and fresh bananas topped with whipped cream.

Banana Cream Pie with Homemade Custard

A classic dessert featuring layers of baked pie crust, ripe bananas, rich homemade custard, and fluffy whipped cream.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8 pieces
Course: Dessert, Pie
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Custard
  • 2.5 cups whole milk Gives the best texture
  • 0.5 cups sugar
  • 0.25 cups cornstarch
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 0.25 teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Pie Assembly
  • 3-4 pieces bananas Use ripe but not mushy bananas
For the Crust
  • 1 pre-made pie crust Homemade or store-bought

Method
 

Blind Baking the Crust
  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. Place your crust in the pie dish and crimp the edges.
  3. Chill the crust for 15 minutes for better shape retention.
  4. Line with parchment paper or foil and fill with pie weights or dry beans.
  5. Bake for 15-18 minutes, then remove weights and parchment.
  6. Bake another 10-15 minutes until lightly golden.
  7. Cool completely before filling.
Making the Custard
  1. In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
  2. Slowly whisk in the milk until smooth.
  3. Warm the mixture over medium heat, whisking often, until it starts to steam and thicken.
  4. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and slowly pour in about 1 cup of the hot milk mixture while whisking.
  5. Pour everything back into the saucepan and cook for 2-4 minutes, whisking constantly until thick.
  6. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
  7. Cover with plastic wrap directly onto the surface and cool for 20-30 minutes.
Assembling the Pie
  1. Slice 3 to 4 bananas and layer them in the cooled crust.
  2. Pour some custard over the bananas, then repeat layering until the custard is used up.
  3. Chill the pie for at least 4 hours, overnight if possible.
Serving
  1. Top with whipped cream, banana slices, and cookie crumbs before serving.
  2. For clean slices, dip the knife in hot water between cuts.

Notes

Make ahead friendly, and it’s better the next day. For the freshest topping, add banana slices just before serving.