Black-Bottom Banana Cream Pie

The Black-Bottom Banana Cream Pie is a delicious twist on the classic banana cream pie, with a rich chocolate layer at the bottom.

This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 160 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 11.

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Black-Bottom Banana Cream Pie

Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: American Courses: Dessert Recipe Keys: Vegetarian

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 30 min Cook Time 10 min Rest Time 120 min Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins

Servings: 8 Calories: 2800

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• 6 ounce Chocolate wafer cookies
• 6 tablespoon Unsalted butter
• 3 medium-sized Bananas
• 1 cup Granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon Salt
• 2 cup Milk
• 4 large Egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 4 ounce Semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 cup Heavy cream

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Crush the chocolate wafer cookies and mix with melted butter. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie dish. Bake for 10 minutes, then let it cool.
2. Slice the bananas and arrange them in a single layer on the cooled crust.
3. In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt, milk, and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
4. Pour half of the custard mixture over the bananas in the pie crust.
5. Melt the semi-sweet chocolate and let it cool slightly. In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Fold the melted chocolate into the whipped cream.
6. Spread the chocolate whipped cream over the custard layer in the pie crust.
7. Pour the remaining custard over the chocolate whipped cream.
8. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set.
9. Serve chilled and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 350kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 18g28%

Total Carbohydrate 45g15%

Sugars 30g

Protein 4g8%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.