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Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie dessert recipe. By Beyond Wonderful Baking Expert, Catherine Christensen.  
Banana Cream Pie
Recipe

Capture the taste of chocolate dipped bananas in this lucious banana cream pie.

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Ingredients
Serves

One 9-inch pie,
8–12 servings

Black Bottom Crust:

   
1   prebaked 9-inch pie shell*
6 ounces

good quality milk, semi- or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup whipping cream
     
Filling    
3 cups milk
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons butter
4  
    bananas, peeled and sliced
     
Topping:    
~   whipped cream and roasted, salted peanuts or extra sliced bananas for garnish
     
*Homemade crust is preferred but you can use a refrigerated, store bought brand. Frozen pie crusts are a last resort.
 
 
Directions 
 
  1. Heat the milk just to scalding (when bubbles form around the edge). Watch closely to make sure the milk does not boil over.

  2. Sift the sugar, salt and cornstarch into a medium bowl.

  3. Add half of the heated milk to the dry ingredients and whisk together well.

  4. Pour this mixture back into the saucepan while stirring constantly.

  5. Add the vanilla and butter and continue cooking, stirring constantly over low heat, until the filling thickens and just comes to a boil, about 8–12 minutes.

  6. Remove from the heat and cool the filling for 10 minutes.

  7. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 4 hours.

  8. When you are ready to fill the pie, layer 4 sliced bananas on top of the chocolate-lined crust.

  9. Add filling and garnish with whipped cream and an additional sliced banana.

 

  

Preparation time: 1 hour. Refrigeration Time: 2 ½+ hours.

A Barbara Adams Beyond Wonderful recipe
by Baking Expert, Catherine Christensen.

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Chop Chocolate
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