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August 2, 2011
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Banana Cream Pie

Traditional Cakes & Pies
Prep time:
8 minutes
baking time:
8 to 10 minutes

Cool and light- this pie has been the ideal summer dessert in my family for two generations.

Cool and light- this pie has been the ideal summer dessert in my family for two generations.

Ingredients

Serves 8 

  • 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 (3-ounce) package banana instant pudding mix
  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
  • 2 bananas, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups whipped topping
Directions
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 375ºF.

  2. 2

    Bake the pie shell until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Combine milk and pudding mix in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed until blended. Beat in ice cream.

  4. 4

    Arrange bananas in bottom of piecrust. Pour pudding mixture over bananas.

  5. 5

    Chill until set, about 2 hours. Top each serving with a dollop of whipped topping. Garnish with additional banana slices and mint sprigs, if desired.

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Grandma's Secret Trick

Grandma's Secret Trick

Grandma's secret for this rich but easy pie was ice cream, which took the place of a complicated custard. You can also get good results by whipping 1 cup of whipping cream with 1/4 cup of sugar and using that in place of the ice cream.

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