banana cream

This flavorful banana cream pie recipe has brown butter in the crust and in the creamy vanilla filling. The filling is layered between fresh ripe bananas and topped with homemade whipped cream.

Banana Cream Pie

unsalted butter

(180 g) cake flour

(195 g) all-purpose flour

sugar

salt

eggs

water

(100 g) granulated sugar

cornstarch

(360 ml) whole milk

heavy cream

vanilla extract, vanilla paste

bananas, (all-yellow

recipe homemade whipped cream

Heat the butter in a small saucepan over...

Heat the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk frequently. Continue to cook until melted. The butter will foam and then subside. Cook until brown bits develop in the bottom of the pan and the butter turns a light golden color, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat.

Line a small bowl with foil, letting some...

Line a small bowl with foil, letting some excess to hang over the sides. Pour the brown butter into the bowl, leaving behind the dark bits in the bottom of the pot. Freeze for 1 hour.

Remove the solidified brown butter from the bowl...

Remove the solidified brown butter from the bowl and cut into small chunks. 

Combine both flours, salt, and sugar (if using)...

Combine both flours, salt, and sugar (if using) in a large bowl.

Add the eggs and carefully cut them into...

Add the eggs and carefully cut them into the flour with a silicone spatula.

Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into...

Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the butter pieces are smaller than hazelnuts but larger than peas, about 2 minutes.

Fold in the water, one tablespoon at a...

Fold in the water, one tablespoon at a time until no dry crumbs remain in the bottom of the bowl. Pick up a chunk of dough and squeeze it together. If it doesn't come together, add 1-2 tablespoons more water and cut it in.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured...

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough by smearing it with the heel of your hand just long enough to get it to come together.

Divide the dough in half and flatten each...

Divide the dough in half and flatten each half into a disk. Wrap the disks tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Heat the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk frequently. Continue to cook until melted. The butter will foam and then subside. Cook until brown bits develop in the bottom of the pan and the butter turns a light golden color, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. 

Whisk the granulated sugar, egg yolks, salt, and...

Whisk the granulated sugar, egg yolks, salt, and cornstarch together in large bowl until smooth. 

Heat the milk and heavy cream in a...

Heat the milk and heavy cream in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until steaming and bubble begin to form around the edges.

While whisking continuously, gradually add the hot milk...

While whisking continuously, gradually add the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture. After all the milk has been added, return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened to the consistency of warm pudding, 4 to 6 minutes. 

Remove from heat and whisk in the brown...

Remove from heat and whisk in the brown butter and vanilla. 

Press the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into...

Press the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Place plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the custard to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. 

On a lightly floured surface roll 1 disc...

On a lightly floured surface roll 1 disc of pie dough into a 12-inch round. (You can freeze the second disc to use at a later time.) Place in a 9-inch pie plate and trim off any excess along the edges, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Fold the excess under so it sits upon the rim of the pie dish. Flute the edges with fingertips. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Adjust oven rack to lower third position and...

Adjust oven rack to lower third position and heat oven to 375°F.

Line the crust with parchment paper and fill...

Line the crust with parchment paper and fill with pie weights. (Make sure the parchment paper is large enough to be lifted out easily.) Bake for 20 minutes. Carefully remove the parchment paper and weights, rotate the pie, and continue baking until the crust is golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.

Peel and slice the bananas about 1/4- inch...

Peel and slice the bananas about 1/4- inch thick. 

Arrange half the bananas over the bottom of...

Arrange half the bananas over the bottom of the crust. Spread half of the chilled custard over the bananas. Arrange the remaining bananas over the custard and top with the remaining custard.

Just before serving, make the whipped cream according...

Just before serving, make the whipped cream according to the recipe instructions.

Spread the whipped cream evenly over top of...

Spread the whipped cream evenly over top of the pie and garnish with more sliced bananas if desired.

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c. full fat coconut milk

c. grass-fed gelatin

coconut cream

bananas (about 1 1/2 -2 cups, mashed)

t. vanilla extract

In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over coconut milk...

In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over coconut milk and let set until soaked.

When soaked, turn heat to low and dissolve...

When soaked, turn heat to low and dissolve gelatin.

Stir in coconut cream until melted.

Pour mixture into a blender and add bananas...

Pour mixture into a blender and add bananas and vanilla.

Puree and pour into a 9x13 inch pan.

Refrigerate until set.

Cut into squares and devour!

Store leftovers in a covered container in the...

Store leftovers in a covered container in the fridge.

The best banana cake I&#x27;ve ever eaten, filled with banana pastry cream and covered in cream cheese buttercream. Just like Coconut Cream Cake, this cake is soft, buttery, tender, creamy and dreamy. 

Banana Cream Cake

recipe Favorite Pastry Cream

banana,

cake flour

tsp baking powder

tsp baking soda

tsp table salt (1 tsp kosher salt)

nutmeg

tsp ground ginger

butter,

vegetable oil

brown sugar

eggs egg

tsp pure vanilla extract

bananas (3-4 bananas)

buttermilk,

cream cheese,

unsalted butter,

tsp salt

vanilla wafer cookies,

Follow the instructions to make my all-time Favorite...

Follow the instructions to make my all-time Favorite Pastry Cream, following the instructions (step #9 in the recipe) to chill the cream for at least 3 hours, and up to 48 hours.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the...

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the inside of a 10-inch (12 cup) bundt pan with vegetable shortening or butter. Sprinkle flour inside the pan and shake it around so that the entire inside of the pan is coated with flour.

Add the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda,...

Add the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and ginger to a large bowl and stir with a wire whisk to combine.

Beat the butter, vegetable oil, and brown sugar...

Beat the butter, vegetable oil, and brown sugar with an electic mixer on medium-high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat the eggs and egg yolk in one at a time, beating on medium-high speed after each addition until fully incorporated.

Beat in the vanilla, then the mashed banana,...

Beat in the vanilla, then the mashed banana, beating until well combined.

Mix in the buttermilk and flour mixture in...

Mix in the buttermilk and flour mixture in alternating additions, starting and ending with the flour: Flour, buttermilk, flour, buttermilk, flour. Beat in each addtion on low speed, mixing just long enough to barely incorporate one addition before adding the next. Be careful to not over mix.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smothing...

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smothing out the top with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon.

Baake the cake in the center of the...

Baake the cake in the center of the oven for 50 - 60 minutes. The cake is done when it's pulling away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out without any raw batter on it.

Remove the cake from the oven and let...

Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool inside the pan for 5 minutes. Gently turn it out of the pan onto a wire rack and let it cool completely before filling and frosting.

Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, salt, and...

Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, salt, and 4 cups powdered sugar with an elecrtic mixer on low just until blended. Turn the mixer up to medium-high and beat for 2-3 minutes, until creamy and smooth. Add more powdered sugar if necissary to achieve a spreadable consistancy.

After beating the whipped cream into the pastry...

After beating the whipped cream into the pastry cream (steps 10 and 11 in the pastry cream recipe), beat in the mashed banana.

Fit a pastry bag with a large round...

Fit a pastry bag with a large round or star shaped decorator tip (see links below) and fill it with pastry cream. Set the cake upside down on a work surface.

Poke the decorator tip into the cake and...

Poke the decorator tip into the cake and squeeze some filling into it. The surface of the cake's bottom will split slightly as you do this and that's ok. Just be careful to not insert so much pastry cream that the sides and top of the cake begin to split. *See photos above.

Continue to move around the cake, filling the...

Continue to move around the cake, filling the entire center of the cake with pastry cream. Again, see photos above for reference.

Carefully turn the cake over onto a plate...

Carefully turn the cake over onto a plate or cake stand. Cover the cake with cream cheese buttercream then sprinkle crushed vanilla waffers over the buttercream.

Serve each slice of cake with an additional...

Serve each slice of cake with an additional dollop of banana pastry cream.

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