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The perfect banana cream pie filling is cool and creamy, and not too sweet. This delectable dessert is simple to make! This page will teach you, step by step, how to make banana cream pie.
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The White Chocolate Grill- How to Make Banana Cream Pie
The White Chocolate Grill in Scottsdale, Arizona, demonstrates how to make their signature white chocolate banana cream pie. A pastry shell is filled with pastry cream flavored with white chocolate, and topped with sliced bananas, caramel sauce, and shaved white chocolate. A number of the restaurant's other offerings are also highlighted.
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Step 1: What You Need for Banana Cream Pie
- Baked single pie pastry crust or graham cracker crust
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups milk
- 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ripe bananas
Step 2: How to Make Banana Cream Pie
- Combine the sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan.
- Stir in the milk, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
- Add the egg yolks one at a time, stirring after each addition.
- Continue to cook the custard, stirring constantly, for three minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the butter and the vanilla.
- Let cool for 15 minutes, then pour into the prepared crust.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, until thoroughly chilled.
- Immediately before serving, slice bananas and arrange slices on top of pie.
- Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
Step 3: Banana Cream Pie Variations
- Coat a pastry crust with a layer of white chocolate and chill before adding the custard filling to keep the crust from getting soggy.
- Add a teaspoon of banana extract to the custard to accentuate the banana flavor of the pie.
- Add 1 tablespoon of dark rum to the whipped cream.
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