American · Dessert
Banana Cream Pie
A classic American diner-style pie built from a blind-baked butter shortcrust shell, a silky stovetop vanilla custard, fresh sliced banana, and a cloud of softly whipped cream, served chilled in individual tart tins.
$1
35 minsPrep
20 minsCook
205 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
440Calories
6gProtein
25.1gFat
47.2gCarbs
22.7gSugar
1.4gFiber
315mgSodium
170mgChol
14.8gSat Fat
216mgPotassium
80mgCalcium
1.4mgIron
0.4mcgVitamin B12
2.5mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.7gAlcohol
Goes well with
Vanilla Steamer
local
Vanilla Cream Stout
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Pulse flour, cold cubed butter, sugar and salt together or cut by hand until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs, then drizzle in the ice water and bring together into a shaggy dough without overworking it.
2
Divide the dough in two, flatten into discs, wrap and chill for 30 minutes before rolling each piece out and fitting into the two 8cm individual tart tins, trimming and crimping the edges.
3
Prick the bases with a fork, line with parchment and baking beans, and blind-bake at 190C for 12 minutes, then remove the beans and bake a further 6-8 minutes until pale gold; cool on a wire rack.
4
Whisk the egg yolk, sugar and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth and pale.
5
Heat the milk in a saucepan or over a double boiler until just steaming, then pour slowly into the egg mixture while whisking constantly to temper it.
6
Return the mixture to the pan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens to a thick pudding consistency, about 3-4 minutes; off the heat, stir in the vanilla extract.
7
Press a sheet of cling film directly onto the surface of the custard and chill until just warm, about 15 minutes.
8
Arrange the sliced banana over the base of each cooled tart shell, then spoon the custard over the top, smoothing it level, and chill for at least 2 hours until fully set.
9
Whip the cream with the sugar to soft peaks and pipe or spoon over the chilled pies just before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 45g45g All Purpose Flour, sifted, crust
- 28g28g Butter, cold, cubed, crust fat
- 6g6g Sugar White, crust sweetener
- 1g1g Salt, crust seasoning
- 12g12g Water, ice-cold, crust binder
- 80g80g Whole Milk, custard base
- 20g20g Egg Yolk, beaten, custard thickener
- 22g22g Sugar White, custard sweetener
- 9g9g Cornstarch, custard thickener
- 4g4g Vanilla Extract, flavouring
- 55g55g Banana, sliced, filling fruit, 1
- 40g40g Heavy Cream, whipped to soft peaks, topping, 1
- 5g5g Sugar White, whipped cream sweetener, 1
