Strawberry-Blueberry-Banana 4th of July Pie

Submitted by ennaodanoroc

"I made this up on the weekend of the 4th of July when I wanted a dessert that matched the holiday. A little time consuming, but straightforward and delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup white sugar
• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups strawberries
• 1⁄2 cup sugar (to taste)
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 2 cups blueberries
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 cup blueberries, strawberries, and banana slices

directions

1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt. Add milk in gradually while stirring gently. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly. Keep stirring and cook for about 2 more minutes, and then remove from the burner.
2. Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes; remember to keep stirring. Remove the mixture from the stove, and vanilla. Stir until the whole thing has a smooth consistency.
3. Clean and rinse berries. If they are large cut in halves or quarters.
4. Bring water to a boil over medium heat. Add sugar and strawberries and simmer until berries are tender, about 8 minutes. You will still have lumps of berries. If you want a smooth consitency, break the fruit up by pushing the berries with the back of a spoon on the side of the pan.
5. Dissolve cornstach in a little water and add to fruit, stirring constantly. Add zest if desired.
6. Bring to rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue stirring and allow pudding to boil a few minutes. The pudding should no longer be cloudy and regain its shine and gloss.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 with the blueberries.
8. Bake frozen pie crust according to a directions on the package.
9. When shell is cool, dump the three pudding/fruit mixtures into the crust in 3 vertical stripes.
10. Arrange strawberries on top of strawberry section, blueberries on top of blueberry section, and banana slices on top of vanilla section.