Southern Banana Pudding Pie

Southern Banana Pudding Pie

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Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 15 Min

Serves 8 Servings

Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 5 Tbsp. Crisco® Refined Organic Coconut Oil
  • 1 1/4 C. finely crushed vanilla wafers
  • 7 Tbsp. sugar
  • 2 C. whole milk
  • 1/4 C. Clabber Girl® Corn Starch
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 tsps. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 large ripe bananas
  • 16 vanilla wafers, plus additional for garnish
  • 1 C. heavy cream
  • 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Directions

  1. HEAT oven to 350°F. Microwave 1/4 C. coconut oil in medium microwave-safe bowl 25 seconds or until melted. Stir in crushed vanilla wafers and 1 Tbsp. sugar until evenly moistened. Press into 9-inch pie plate to form a crust. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.
  2. WHISK remaining 6 Tbsp. sugar, milk, corn starch and salt in medium saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until bubbly. Cook and stir an additional 1 minute. Remove from heat. Whisk egg yolks in small bowl. Add 1/4 C. hot filling to yolks, stirring constantly. Return egg yolk mixture to saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining coconut oil and vanilla.
  3. ARRANGE bananas in crust. Pour filling over bananas. Arrange wafers over filling. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Beat cream and powdered sugar in large bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff. Spread over top of pie. Garnish with vanilla wafers, as desired.