Banana Pie With Caramel Topping Optional Food

SALTED CARAMEL BANANA PUDDING PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the vanilla wafers in a food processor and pulse until the cookies are finely crushed. Reserve 1/2 cup to layer in and to top the pie. Pour the remaining crumbs in a 9-inch pie plate. Pour the melted butter over the top and, using a spoon or your hands, combine the ingredients. Press the mixture in the bottom and up the sides and onto the lip of the pie plate. Bake until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Peel and slice the bananas, adding them to a bowl. Stir the salt into the caramel sauce and toss the banana slices with the salted caramel. Arrange some banana slices evenly over the bottom of the crust. Spread half of the warm Vanilla Pudding over the bananas, top with some more crushed vanilla wafers (reserving some for garnish) and more caramel-coated bananas. Spread the remaining Vanilla Pudding over the top.
• In a large bowl, whip the cream until stiff peaks are just about to form. Add the almond extract and sugar and beat until peaks form. Make sure not to overbeat, or the cream will become lumpy and butter-like. Spread the whipped cream over the pie. Just before serving, garnish with a caramel swirl and the rest of the crushed vanilla wafers.
• Combine the sugar and 1/3 cup water in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. This is the only time you can stir the sugar. If you stir it while it's cooking, it turns to rock candy. Place the saucepan over medium to low heat until the sugars start to dissolve, 5 to 10 minutes. Then turn the heat up to medium-high and cook until the sugar starts to caramelize, 5 to 7 minutes. Do not stir while this is happening. You've got to watch the pot, because it goes from caramel to burnt really quickly. And be careful, the mixture is extremely hot!
• Turn off the heat and stand back to avoid splattering. Slowly add the cream. Don't panic - the cream will bubble violently, and the caramel will solidify. Just give it more time to liquefy again-trust me!
• Simmer over low heat, stirring constantly, until the caramel dissolves and the sauce is smooth, about 2 minutes. Allow the sauce to cool to room temperature, at least 4 hours. It will thicken as it sits.
• 3 cups.
• In a bowl, whisk together the sugar and flour until all of the lumps are gone. Once it is a fine powder, whisk in the egg yolks and whole eggs and continue whisking until a smooth paste is formed. Slowly whisk in 1 cup milk, and once this is incorporated add the remaining 1 cup milk. Transfer the mixture to a saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until it reaches the thickness of chilled pudding, 10 to 15 minutes. (Mixture will just begin to bubble and will be thick enough to hold soft peaks when the whisk is lifted.) Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.

BANANA CARAMEL TOPPING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the ice cream topping, lemon juice, cinnamon and lemon zest. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. , Just before serving, stir in bananas and extract. Serve over ice cream.

BANANA-DULCE DE LECHE PIE (BANANA-CARAMEL PIE)

Steps:

• To make dulce de leche, place the unopened can of sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan, and add enough water to cover half-way up the can. Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 3 hours, adding more water as necessary. Remove from heat and cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs with the butter in a mixing bowl until evenly blended. Press the crumb mixture evenly into a 9 inch pie plate.
• Bake pie crust in preheated oven until lightly browned, 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool on a wire rack.
• Open the can of dulce de leche, and pour half, or about 3/4 cup, over the pie crust. Slice the bananas and arrange half in a layer over the dulce de leche filling. Pour the remaining dulce de leche over the bananas. Top with remaining banana slices.
• Pour the whipping cream into a mixing bowl, and beat until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and vanilla extract; continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spoon the whipped cream over the bananas. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.

BANANA CREAM PIE WITH SALTY BOURBON CARAMEL

Steps:

• For peanut crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Pulse peanuts in a food processor until coarsely ground. Transfer 1/4 cup ground nuts to a small bowl; cover and set aside for garnish. Pulse remaining peanuts until peanut butter forms, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat both sugars, peanut butter, and butter until well combined and mixture resembles wet sand, 2-3 minutes. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, until well blended, about 3 minutes (mixture will be clumpy). Gradually add dry ingredients; beat just to combine (mixture will be crumbly; do not overmix or crust will be tough). Gather dough with your hands, place in pie dish, and press evenly onto bottom and up sides of dish. Bake until edges are deep golden brown, 15-17 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover tightly.
• For vanilla pastry cream:
• Bring milk and cream to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Meanwhile, whisk sugar, cornstarch, flour, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add egg yolks; whisk until smooth (mixture will be very thick). Whisking constantly, gradually add milk mixture to yolk mixture. Return to saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until thick, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a blender with butter and vanilla. Purée until smooth, 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl; press plastic wrap directly onto surface of pastry cream. Chill until set, at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead.
• For assembly:
• Using an electric mixer or whisk, beat 1/2 cup cream and powdered sugar until medium-stiff peaks form. Cover and chill.
• Stir sugar, 1 tablespoon bourbon, corn syrup, and 1 tablespoon water in a medium deep saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat, bring to a boil without stirring, and cook, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with a wet pastry brush, until sugar is deep amber in color, 6-8 minutes. Remove caramel from heat; whisk in remaining 1/4 cup cream, butter, and salt (mixture will bubble vigorously). Let cool for 5 minutes; whisk in remaining 1/2 tablespoon bourbon and vanilla. Let bourbon caramel cool slightly. DO AHEAD: Whipped cream and bourbon caramel can be made 2 hours ahead. Rewhisk whipped cream before serving. Let bourbon caramel stand at room temperature.
• Spread 1/4 cup vanilla pastry cream evenly over bottom of peanut crust. Slice bananas into 1/4"-thick rounds. Layer half of the bananas over pastry cream. Top with 1 1/2 cups pastry cream. Arrange remaining bananas over; top bananas with remaining pastry cream. Garnish with whipped cream and reserved ground peanuts. Serve with bourbon caramel.

CARAMEL BANANA PIE

Steps:

• Sprinkle 1/3 cup chocolate chips or toffee bits in the bottom of crust.
• In a large bowl, combine caramel topping and milk, add pudding mix. Whisk together for two (2) minutes. Carefully fill pie crust with the pudding mixture.
• Chill at least 20 minutes.
• Arrange sliced bananas on top of the pudding. Top with whipped topping. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and remaining mini chocolate chips or toffee bits. Serve immediately or refrigerate.
• Preparation time includes chill time.

BANANA CARAMEL PIE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour the condensed milk into a small baking dish, and cover with aluminum foil. Place the dish in a larger baking pan. Pour boiling water into the larger pan so it surrounds the smaller dish and comes half way up the sides. Place in preheated oven. Bake 1 hour, stirring twice, until milk turns light brown, thick, and caramelized.
• Slice the bananas and arrange on bottom of the graham cracker crust. Pour caramelized milk over bananas, and cool 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Place the heavy cream in a medium bowl, and whip until soft peaks form. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar; and continue whipping until stiff peaks form. Spread whipped cream over cooled caramel. Sprinkle with crushed toffee. Chill 3 hours before serving.

BANANA CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Combine all ingredients, press into a pie dish and chill.
• FILLING:.
• Dip banana in lemon juice.
• Slice bananas over crust.
• Beat coffee, salt and caramel together.
• Spread caramel over bananas.
• TOPPING:.
• Decorate with stiffly whipped cream, if desired.

BANANA CREAM PIE WITH COCONUT CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Oil a large baking sheet.
• Arrange eight 3-inch-diameter hinged ring molds on the baking sheet.
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, nuts, melted butter and sugar in a bowl; mix until well blended.
• Pat the crumb mixture into the ring molds.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Let cool, leaving the ring molds in place.
• To make the sauce: Place the sugar in a small heavy-bottom saucepan over medium-high heat and stir constantly until it melts and turns golden brown.
• Do not let the sugar burn.
• Carefully add the coconut milk, stirring vigorously.
• Cook over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly.
• Set aside.
• To make the custard: Combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a large saucepan.
• Whisk in the milk until the mixture is completely smooth.
• Place the saucepan over medium-low heat and stir until the mixture is warm.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a small bowl until blended.
• Stir a small amount of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks.
• Then pour the egg mixture back into the milk mixture.
• Cook for about 10 minutes, whisking vigorously, until the custard is quite thick.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, vanilla and coconut extracts.
• Pour the custard into a bowl and press plastic wrap directly onto the surface.
• Let cool completely.
• To make the topping: Beat the cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form.
• Fold 1/3 cup of the whipped cream into the cooled custard.
• Beat the powdered sugar into the remaining whipped cream.
• To serve: Slide a spatula under each ring mold and move each to a serving plate.
• Inside the rings, alternate layers of bananas and custard, finishing with the custard on the top.
• Carefully unhinge and remove the rings.
• Spoon the coconut caramel sauce around and over each custard.
• Garnish with the sweetened whipped cream.

BANANA CREAM-CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• Spread bananas onto bottom of crust; top with nuts and caramel topping.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in half the COOL WHIP; spoon into crust.
• Microwave chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until melted, stirring every 45 sec. Whisk in remaining COOL WHIP; cool slightly. Spread over pie. Refrigerate 4 hours.

BANANA CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• Layer bananas in bottom of crust. Drizzle caramel topping over. Beat cream, sugar and vanilla in bowl until stiff peaks form. Spread over bananas, swirling top of mixture decoratively with spatula. Sprinkle toffee around edge of pie. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.
• Cut pie into wedges and serve.

BANANA-CARAMEL SPICE PIE

Steps:

• Spread banana slices onto bottom of crust.
• Beat pudding mix, cinnamon and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP. Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Serve topped with caramel topping.

BANANA CARAMEL SPICE PIE

Steps:

• Slice banana and place in bottom of crust.
• Pour milk into large bowl.
• Add pudding mixes and cinnamon.
• Beat with wire whisk 1 minute.
• Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.
• Just before serving, top with whip cream and caramel topping, and some banana slices for an attractive presentation.