Banana Pudding Pie

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups crushed vanilla wafer cookies
• 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• Filling:
• 3 medium bananas thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 3/4 cups whole milk
• 4 large egg yolks
• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350 degrees.

For the crust: in a medium bowl, stir together crushed cookies, butter and salt. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
Bake until light golden brown, approx. 10 mins. Transfer to a wire rack, let cool.

For the filling: place sliced bananas in bottom of cooled crust. set aside.

in a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch and salt; whisk in milk and egg yolks until combined. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened, approx. 10 mins. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla.

Spoon filling over banana in crust. Let cook 10 mins. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on surface of filling. Refrigerate until firm, approx. 3 hours.

Spread with whipped topping; garnish with whole cookies, around edges and crumbs on top, if desired.