Retro Banana Cream Pie

From Canadian Living

• Ready In: 5 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  graham wafer crumbs
• 1⁄3 cup  melted butter
• 2  ounces  semisweet chocolate, melted

• FILLING

• 4  egg yolks
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1⁄3 cup cornstarch
• 3  cups milk
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  small bananas, sliced

• GARNISH

• 1  cup  whipping cream
• 2  tablespoons  grated  semisweet chocolate

Directions

1. Filling: In bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch and 1/2 cup milk; set aside.
2. In a heavy saucepan, heat remaining milk over medium heat until bubbles form around edge; whisk into yolk mixture.
3. Return to pan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until thick enough to mound on spoon, about 5 minutes.
4. Stir in butter and vanilla.
5. Scrape into bowl.
6. Place plastic wrap directly on surface; refrigerate just until cooled, about 2 hours.
7. In bowl, stir graham wafer crumbs with butter until moistened; press onto bottom and up side of 9 inch pie plate.
8. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
9. Drizzle melted chocolate over bottom of crust; spread evenly with back of spoon.
10. Refrigerate until set, about 10 minutes.
11. Without stirring custard, spoon half over chocolate.
12. Arrange banana slices over top, overlapping slightly.
13. Top with remaining custard.
14. Place plastic wrap directly on surface; refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
15. GARNISH: In bowl, whip cream.
16. Using piping bag or with spatula, pipe into rosettes or spread to cover top.
17. Sprinkle with grated chocolate.