Strawberry Banana Cream Pie

Malriah's Note:

Yummy fresh fruit decadence! Cook time includes chill time.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 6 pieces

• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 cups milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
• 1 pint strawberry , sliced
• 1 9 in.baked pastry shell
• 1 large bananas or 2 small bananas , peeled and sliced
• whipped cream , optional

Directions:

1. In medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt.
2. Blend together egg yolks and milk.
3. Stir small amount of milk mixture into dry ingredients, making a smooth paste.
4. Gradually blend in remaining milk mixture.
5. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
6. Allow to boil for one minute.
7. Remove from heat and stir in Vanilla.
8. Cool quickly by setting pan in bowl of ice or cold water and stirring for a few minutes.
9. Arrange Strawberries in the bottom of the pie shell, reserving about 1/4 of them for garnish.
10. Pour half of the custard over berries.
11. Layer bananas over custard layer and top with remaining custard.
12. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
13. Garnish with reserved berries and whipped cream.

Reviews

[Marie]

You're right Kari, this is decadent! I made this for dessert for my son and his family when they came over this evening and the whole pie was gone in a matter of minutes! Wonderful, delicious and easy to put together. Thanks so much for this keeper of a recipe!

[Sweet Desire]

If you make the custard using 3 1/2 Tbls cornstarch, 1 2/3 cups water, 14oz sweetened condenced milk, 3 egg yolks beaten mix that all together in a sauce pan and cook and stir until thickend and starting to boil, I do it on Mid high heat, then add 2Tbls butter and 1tsp vanilla and stir, the custard will turn out each time and look and cut beautifully... I make this for a restaurant.. with a gram cracker crust everyone loves it..

[ratherbeswimmin']

Hey Kari, this pie was outstanding. The cream filling was as good as any I have tasted and I loved the use of both strawberries and bananas. Our strawberry plants are producing like crazy and this pie was a great way to use them. Thanks for sharing this recipe.