Banana Cream Pie is a dessert that is typically made with a graham cracker crust and a custard filling made with sugar, cornstarch, cream egg yolks, vanilla, and bananas.

1. 3 cups Nilla Wafer cookies
2. ½ cup butter, melted
3. 2-3 Tbsp. sugar

In a food processor, grind cookies into crumbs. Transfer crumbs to a mixing bowl. Add sugar and melted butter, toss with fork. Pour into a pie dish and press into the bottom and up the sides. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes and let cool.

1. 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2. 1 2/3 cups heavy cream
3. 1 – 14 oz. can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
4. 3 egg yolks, beaten
5. 1 Tbsp. butter
6. 1 tsp. rum extract
7. 2 medium bananas, sliced
8. 3 Tbsp. Dulce de Leche
9. Sweetened whipped cream

In a heavy saucepan, dissolve the cornstarch in the cream, stir in sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat, add butter and rum extract. Pour half of custard into cookie crust, top with sliced bananas and Dulce de Leche. Top with remaining custard and chill for 2 or more hours. Top with sweetened whipped cream and drizzle withadditional Dulce de Leche. Refrigerate leftovers.

-2008 winner of the National Pie Championships created by Dionna Hurt of Longwood, Florida

• Amazon.com: "Pie Pie Pie"

• Google.com: "The Joy of Cooking"

• Barns and Noble: "Pie and Tart"

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