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Chocolate Banana Cream Pie

SUBMITTED BY: Jaqueline McTee 

"My husband loves banana cream pie, and I like chocolate, so I combined the two. It's our favorite dessert, which means I get a lot of practice making it!"
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 17 times with an average star rating of 4.4
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PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  5 Min
READY IN  25 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 (9 inch) pastry shell, baked
  • 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, melted
  • 2 medium firm bananas. sliced
  • Chocolate shavings and whipped cream (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add milk and cream until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Add a small amount to egg yolks; mix well. Return all to the pan. Bring to a gentle boil; cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Pour half into the pastry shell; cover and refrigerate. Add chocolate to remaining custard; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Do no stir. Arrange bananas over filling. Carefully spoon chocolate custard over all. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings if desired.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2006 by NCAPERTON 
at the beginning, never stop stirring, and you may want to add the corn starch to a small bit... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2007 by MARIE20 
Fantastic! I couldn't put my fork down. Be sure to keep stirring in the saucepan to keep... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2008 by JENNFLEMING 
This was a very easy pie to make and it's a great dessert option that doesn't utilize the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2007 by CHI BA 
YUMMY!! I made this with the French Pastry Pie Crust from this site. The chocolate, banana &... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2008 by EMKAYNY 
Yum! Came out great. I didn't try to make this healthier on purpose, but I didn't have any... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2008 by Shades of Green 
This turned out fabulous and it was so easy to make! My husband says it's even better than... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2006 by Hemmie 
Excellent! A little labor intensive but worth it! I changed nothing. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2009 by dashleigh 
With the high rating this recipe had, I was excited to try it out. Unfortunately I was not... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2009 by sillie171 
This was the first time i have made a pie. it was pretty easy and it came out very yummy. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2008 by gm 
This was excellent...I think I'm going to go get another slice right now... MORE

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