Scrumptious Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie Recipes

SCRUMPTIOUS BLACK-BOTTOM BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• For pastry cream:.
• Bring half and half to simmer in heavy medium saucepan.
• Whisk sugar, eggs, yolk and flour in medium bowl to blend.
• Gradually whisk in hot half and half.
• Transfer to saucepan.
• Whisk over medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to a boil, about 5 minutes.
• Boil 1 minute.
• Pour into medium bowl.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Press plastic wrap onto surface of pastry cream. Cover; chill until cold about 4 hours. Can be made 1 day ahead and kept chilled.
• For crust:.
• Butter 9-inch diameter glass pie dish.
• Stir butter and chocolate in heavy small saucepan over low heat until smooth.
• Mix in cookie crumbs.
• Press into bottom and sides of pie dish.
• Chill 30 minutes, or until firm.
• To make ganache:.
• Heat cream and butter in medium saucepan over medium heat until mixture is hot, but do not boil.
• Remove from heat; add chocolate and vanilla.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons chocolate ganache in small bowl at room temperature; pour remainder over crust.
• Chill crust until ganache is firm, about 30 minutes.
• To complete pie:.
• Thinly slice 3 bananas and arrange them over the chocolate ganache.
• Whisk vanilla pastry cream until smooth.
• Spread pastry cream evenly over bananas.
• Drizzle reserved ganache over top; draw toothpick through cream and drizzle to marbelize.
• Refrigerate until pastry cream is set; about 3 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead and kept refrigerated).
• Garish pie with banana slices and French Vanilla Cool Whip piped on with a star tip.

BLACK BOTTOM BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Microwave the chocolate, 2 tablespoons milk and butter in a medium-sized bowl on high for 1 to 1 ½ minutes, stirring 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• Spread melted chocolate evenly into the graham cracker pie crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
• Prepare pudding according to package directions.
• Slice 1 to 2 bananas and arrange in one even layer on top of the chocolate.
• Spoon pudding into the crust, covering the bananas.
• Top with Cool Whip. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.
• Serve topped with sliced bananas and chocolate shavings.

EASY BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Stir in sour cream until smooth. Fold in 1-1/2 cups whipped topping. , Place half of the banana slices in the crust; top with half of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers. Spread with remaining whipped topping. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours before serving (pie will be soft- set). Refrigerate leftovers.