HOMEMADE BANANA PUDDING PIE

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick spray.

Step 2

Place 45 of your vanilla wafers into food processor and pulse until cookies are finely crushed (reserve ¼ cup of the crumbs to use on top of the pie later.)

Step 3

Mix crumbs with melted butter.

Step 4

Firmly press into prepared pie plate.

Step 5

Bake for 10-12 minutes and then remove to cool.

Step 6

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, flour, and salt.

Step 7

Whisk in the milk and whisk constantly until the mixture comes to a low boil and becomes thick (about 7-10 minutes.)

Step 8

Reduce the heat to low.

Step 9

In the bowl that you have your egg yolks in, add a couple of tablespoons of the hot milk mixture (this will keep your eggs from scrambling.)

Step 10

Add egg mixture to pot and stir constantly until mixture is thickened to the consistency of pudding (about 3-4 minutes.) You may need to turn your heat up slightly to achieve this.

Step 11

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Step 12

Arrange half the banana slices over the crust.

Step 13

Spread half of the pudding mixture over the bananas.

Step 14

Top the pudding with the remaining 20 vanilla wafers you set aside earlier

Step 15

Top the wafers with the rest of the bananas, then finish it off with the remaining of the pudding.

Step 16

Place in the fridge to cool completely.

Step 17

Using an electric mixer, beat the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form.

Step 18

It helps if your bowl and your whisk are VERY cold.

Step 19

Spread the whipped cream over pie and sprinkle with the reserved crumbs.