Semi Homemade Banana Pie

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Banana Cream Pudding Pie 11

Ingredients

• 4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup crushed ice
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
• 2 bananas, sliced

Directions

1. Place heavy whipping cream and half and half cream in a mixing bowl. Whip with an electric mixer, starting on low speed. Add ice, and continue mixing for about 5 minutes. Add pudding mix. Increase to medium speed, and mix another 5 minutes. Turn mixer to high speed, and mix until pudding is very stiff.
2. Line bottom of pie crust with one banana, sliced. Fill pie shell with filling until level with top, using about half of the prepared filling. Top with slices of second banana. Pile on the rest of the filling, shaping with rubber spatula to form a high center cone; the higher the pie, the more spectacular. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until thoroughly chilled.
3. To serve, top each piece with freshly whipped cream and a few slices of banana for garnish.

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Banana Cream Pie

This banana cream pie recipe makes 1 pie. I decided to make a banana cream pie a few months ago and finally got the chance to post this blog. My picture is featured above.

Now I know many recipes on the net are made with vanilla or banana flavored pudding mix. Used alone or along with real bananas and artificial ingredients. Some add nuts, other fruit toppings or even baked Alaskan style.

If you would like you can use pudding mix in place of one of the ingredients or add. I hope you enjoy and leave you comments. Many types of banana pies. Here's just one of my original recipes.

• 1 - 9 inch pie crust, baked
• 3 medium Bananas
• Homemade sweetened condensed milk or 1 can
  
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract and lemon juice
• 1 8oz package of cream cheese

If you would like to add sugar to make it more sweet that is fine. Just remember that the you may want to use unsweetened condensed milk instead. This recipe is semi-homemade. You can of course make it more handmade by changing the ingredients around or quicker buy a pre-made crust. I made my banana pie with mostly handmade (by myself) and made the crust and whip cream myself.

If I was making this pie for anyone other than my family or selling the pie I would wear protective gloves even though I have freshly clean hands. Why am I using a baked crust? A baked crust is crispier, however chilled crusts are quicker to make.

Instructions : Bake pie shell. Slice two of the bananas; arrange in pie shell. Beat cream cheese in pie shell. Beat cream cheese in small bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in milk until well blended. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Pour into pie shell. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Slice the remaining banana; arrange on pie and top with homemade whipped cream.
Garnished the top with remaining bananas, or add a cherry, almonds, crumble crust on top and whipped cream. Whip cream can be added on the side or just around the edges.

Optional you can replace certain above ingredients above with list below

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups cold milk replace condense milk
  
• 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix replace cream cheese
  
• 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed replace homemade whip cream.
• Strawberries or nuts replace banana topping.
  

Directions

1. Slice 2 of the bananas and arrange in bottom of baked and cooled pastry shell.
2. Pour cold milk into a medium bowl. Add pudding mix and whisk until thoroughly combined. Fold in 1/2 cup of the whipped topping. Pour into pastry shell.
3. Chill at least 3 hours before serving. Garnish with remaining whipped topping and slices of the remaining banana.

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