Banana Split Cream Pie

By ezunich

Ingredients

• Nutty Pie Crust
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/2 cup dry-roasted peanuts or toasted slivered almonds
• 1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, diced (12 tbs.)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 cup ice water
• Pudding
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 5 tbs cornstarch
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/3 cups whole milk
• 1 1.3 cups heavy cream
• 2 tbs unsalted butter
• 2 tbs banana liqueur (or 2 tsp vanilla extract)
• Ganache
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 8 oz. milk bar chocolate, chopped
• 2-3 bananas, sliced
• Topping
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
• Strawberry and pineapple ice cream toppings
• Chocolate syrup
• Chopped dry-roasted peanuts
• Maraschino cherries

Preparation

Step 1

For Crust:

Process 1 cup flour and nuts in a food processor until finely ground. Beat butter, remaining 1 cup flour, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until crumbly. Add nut mixture and water to butter mixture and beat until all butter is incorporated and a soft dough forms.

Form dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill at least 1 hour, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375°. Roll out dough on a floured surface to 1/4-inch thick. Transfer dough to a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Trim edge of dough with scissors leaving l-inch overhang. Turn dough overhang under itself and crimp edges. Dock bottom of crust by pricking with a fork, then freeze 20 minutes.

Bake crust lined with parchment paper, filled with pie weights or dry beans, on a baking sheet until edge of crust is set, 25 minutes. Remove weights and parchment; bake crust until golden, 25 minutes more, then cool completely.

For pudding
Combine sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, and salt in saucepan. Slowly whisk in milk and 1 1/3 cups cream over low heat and cook until mixture is thick and comes to a boil; cook 1 minute whisking constantly.

Off heat, whisk butter and liqueur into pudding. Transfer pudding to a bowl and press plastic wrap directly onto surface; chill until firm, 2 hours.

Ganache
Heat 1/2 cup cream and chopped chocolate in a bowl in the microwave, 1 minute; whisk until smooth. Pour ganache into bottom of crust; chill until nearly set, then layer banana slices over ganache and spread pudding over bananas.

Top entire pie with whipped cream. Serve each slice with strawberry and pineapple toppings, chocolate syrup, peanuts, and cherries.