Grandma Rose's Banana Cream Pie

Submitted by Wendelina

"Delicious banana cream pie from scratch. It can be topped with a meringue or with fresh whipped cream."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 prepared pie crust, baked
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups milk
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄2 cup cold water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 large bananas, sliced

directions

1. Combine corn starch and cold water.
2. In a saucepan, combine vanilla, milk, sugar, egg yokes, salt and butter. Mix well.
3. Add in corn starch and stir well.
4. Add in bananas and cook for 5 minutes on low med-low heat. (there should be light bubbles).
5. Pour banana mixture into pie crust.
6. If using meringue, spoon meringue over pie - sealing the edges. Bake at 350 for about 5 minutes to brown the meringue.
7. If using whipping cream - pipe onto pie using a decorating bag.