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Banana Cream Pie with swirls of whipping cream on top of various sizes. A blue with white pattern tea towel lays underneath.

Banana Cream Pie with Flaky Spelt Pie Pastry

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Banana Cream, Pies
Author Sophie

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 5 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 2 cups homogenized milk
  • 3 large egg yolks lightly beaten
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 large ripe, bananas
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

Topping

  • 2 cups whipping cream
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar

Instructions

Make the Pie Pastry

  1. Make the flaky spelt pie pastry and follow the single blind baked pie crust instructions via my recipe linked in the Notes below.

Make the Banana Cream Filling

  1. In a medium saucepan whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add the milk in gradually while whisking gently. Cook on medium heat, whisking constantly until mixture is bubbly and thickened. Cook for 2 more minutes and then remove from the heat.

  2. Whisk a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks and then immediately add the egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Whisk and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove from the heat, add the butter and vanilla extract and then whisk until smooth. Set aside.

  3. Add the lemon juice to a medium bowl then slice the bananas, add them to the bowl and gently stir so all the slices are coated in lemon juice. Add these to the pudding mixture, fold together gently and then pour it into the cooled and baked pie pastry crust. Line the top of the pudding with plastic wrap so it doesn't develop a skin then chill thoroughly, overnight is best. 

  4. Before serving, whip the whipping cream and sugar to stiff peaks and spread or pipe on top of the chilled pie.

Recipe Notes

  1. Find the recipe for my flaky spelt pie pastry here.