Description
A creamy and nostalgic Banana Pudding Pie featuring layers of velvety pudding, ripe bananas, and crunchy Nilla wafers topped with whipped cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups (163g) all-purpose flour, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (112g) unsalted butter, cold, cut into ½ inch cubes
- 2–4 tablespoons ice water
- ½ cup (104g) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons (16g) cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups (420ml) whole milk
- 1 ¼ cups sweetened condensed milk (one 14 oz can)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 large egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons (70g) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 3–4 large bananas
- 45–50 Nilla wafers
- 1 cup (240ml) heavy whipping cream, cold
- 4 tablespoons (29g) powdered sugar
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Additional Nilla wafers, optional
- Additional banana slices, optional
Instructions
- Combine 1 ¼ cups flour and ½ teaspoon salt in a bowl. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add ice water gradually, mixing gently until the dough holds together. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C). Roll out the dough and fit it into your pie dish. Trim excess crust and prick the bottom with a fork.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden. Cool before filling.
- In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually stir in milk and sweetened condensed milk.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thick and bubbly.
- Whisk the eggs and yolks in a separate bowl. Gradually add some of the hot milk mixture to temper the eggs.
- Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan and cook for another 2-3 minutes until thickened further. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and cubed butter until well combined. Let cool slightly.
- Slice bananas and layer them in the cooled pie crust. Pour the pudding filling over the bananas.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours to set.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form. Spread over the chilled pie.
- Decorate with additional banana slices and Nilla wafers if desired. Cut and serve.
Notes
Make-ahead: Prepare the crust up to two days in advance. The filling can be made a day ahead; layer it with bananas and cream right before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg