Chocolaty Banana Cream Pie Food

QUICK CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Bake pie shell 10 to 12 minutes, until golden. Remove from oven and let cool.
• Line the baked and cooled pie shell with a layer of chocolate pudding, half of the prepared amount. Add a layer of bananas. Top with remaining prepared instant chocolate pudding and remaining bananas. Cover the top with a giant swirl of whip cream from the spray can, starting at the center and working out. Shave a chocolate bar with a vegetable peeler and top pie with shavings. Serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• 1.To prepare the crust: Lightly dust a 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish with cocoa powder or confectioners' sugar. Melt the butter and chocolate together in a heavy small saucepan over very low heat. Pulse the cookies and sugar in a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Pulse in the melted chocolate-butter mixture until evenly moistened. Press the crumb mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the dish. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• 2.Peel and halve each banana, slice each in half lengthwise. Arrange the bananas cut-side down in concentric circles, on the crust.
• 3.To prepare the custard: Whisk the sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a medium saucepan. Vigorously whisk in the yolks, and both milks until smooth. Add the vanilla seeds and pod to the pot. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to thicken and simmer, and reaches about 160 degrees F, about 4 minutes. Once the mixture is simmering, continue to cook 1 minute longer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, remove the vanilla pod and pour or spread the custard evenly over the bananas. Chill for 2 hours and up to overnight.
• 4. To prepare the topping: Beat the heavy cream with an electric mixer until it just starts to thicken. Beat in the confectioners' sugar and continue beating until just stiff peaks form. Gently fold in the sour cream, then spoon onto pie to cover the custard. Serve immediately or chill for up to 4 hours.

CHOCOLATE-BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Mix pudding mix and milk in medium saucepan. Bring to full rolling boil on medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Slice 1-1/2 bananas; spread onto bottom of crust. Cover with pudding.
• Refrigerate 4 hours. Spread COOL WHIP over pie just before serving. Slice remaining banana; arrange over pie.

CHOCOLATE-BANANA ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Pulse the cookies, coconut and butter in a food processor until finely ground. Press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Slice the bananas and arrange in a layer over the crust. Freeze until the crust sets, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, let the vanilla ice cream soften at room temperature.
• Spread the vanilla ice cream evenly over the banana layer. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Let the chocolate ice cream soften at room temperature, then spread over the vanilla layer. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Remove the pie from the freezer 20 minutes before serving. Beat the cream and confectioners' sugar with a mixer until soft peaks form, then spread over the pie. Top with toasted coconut, if desired.

CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• For the crust, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter in a bowl. Press the mixture into an 11-inch false-bottom tart pan, making sure the sides and the bottom of the crust are an even thickness. Bake for 10 minutes and set aside to cool completely.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the scalded milk until the mixture is combined.
• Pour the mixture into a large saucepan and cook over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture is very thick. Off the heat, add the chocolate, butter, coffee liqueur and coffee powder and stir until the chocolate is melted. Pour the filling into the cooled tart pan and smooth the top. Place plastic wrap directly on top of the chocolate filling and chill for 6 hours.
• When ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap from the chocolate and arrange the banana slices in concentric circles on top of the filling.
• Place the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat until the cream forms firm peaks. Spoon the whipped cream on top of the bananas and gently spread the cream with a spatula to cover the pie, leaving a border of bananas visible at the outside edge. For a garnish, shave curls of milk chocolate on top of the whipped cream. Remove the pie from the pan, place it on a cake plate and serve.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt butter and sugar together in a saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add cookie crumbs and stir to combine well. Press crumb mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie dish. Bake crust 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely.
• For filling:
• Heat the milk over medium heat until warmed, but not boiling. Beat the yolks in a large bowl. Slowly whisk the warm milk into the yolks and add the vanilla. Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in heavy medium saucepan. Over medium heat, gradually whisk in the egg, milk, and vanilla mixture to the dry ingredients until custard thickens and you can see the tracks from the whisk in the bottom of the pan, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer custard to large bowl and fold in bananas; cover bowl with plastic wrap and cool custard completely in refrigerator, about 1 1/2 hours.
• When custard has chilled, make topping by whipping cream with sugar and vanilla in a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Fold in most of the remaining chocolate cookie crumbs, reserving a few for garnish.
• Stir custard to loosen, if necessary. Spread over bottom of prepared crust. Top with whipped cream mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Scatter remaining chocolate crumbs over top just before serving.

BANANA CREAM PIE WITH CHOCOLATE LINING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Combine the graham cracker crumbs with the butter and brown sugar in a bowl and stir well. Press into a 10-inch pie plate and pat evenly along bottom and sides. Bake the crust for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Melt the chocolate and 2 T cream together (I use the microwave). Whisk together until smooth. Spoon onto the bottom of the crust and let cool at least 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Heat the milk in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. When the milk is just about to boil, take it off the heat. In a med. bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs and flour. Slowly add the hot milk to the bowl, whisking constantly. Then, transfer the mixture back to the saucepan and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Continue whisking for 3 minutes or until thick. Take the pan off the heat and add a pinch of salt, vanilla and almond extract. Let cool for 20 minutes.
• Slice the bananas and toss with lemon juice. Lay half the banana slices on the chocolate-lined crust. Pour the filling over and top with the rest of the banana. Chill the pie for at least 2 hours. Serve topped with whipped cream (made by mixing the vanilla/whisky, sugar and cream till stiff peaks form).

CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Combine chocolate, 1 tablespoon milk, and butter or margarine in a medium, microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Spread evenly in pie crust.
• Arrange banana slices over chocolate.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups milk into a large bowl. Add pudding mix, and beat with wire whisk for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups coconut. Spoon over banana slices in crust.
• Spread whipped topping over pie. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Refrigerate 4 hours, or until set. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add milk and cream until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Add a small amount to egg yolks; mix well. Return all to the pan. Bring to a gentle boil; cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. , Pour half into the pastry shell; cover and refrigerate. Add chocolate to remaining custard; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Do not stir. , Arrange bananas over filling. Carefully spoon chocolate custard over all. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings if desired.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• To make the sugar dough: Combine the butter and sugar in a food processor until just blended (or cut the ingredients together with a pastry blender).
• Add the egg pulsing or tossing to combine.
• Add the flour and mix until it is just incorporated, no longer.
• Gather the dough into a ball, flatten it into a disk, and wrap in plastic wrap or wax paper and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F, place the oven rack in the lower third of the oven.
• Roll out the dough on a floured surface until it is about 1/8 inch thick.
• Gently fit it, without stretching, into a buttered 10-inch Tart pan (preferably with a removable bottom and fluted sides).
• If you do not have a tart pan, you can use 10 inch or deep 9 1/2 inch pie pan.
• Trim off the excess dough, leaving a 3/4 inch overhang.
• Tuck in the overhanging dough, pressing the edges of the crust against the sides of the pan and forming a high, fluted border.
• Line the dough with a sheet of buttered foil (buttered side down) and weigh down with weights or beans.
• Bake the shell until the sides are set, about 12 minutes.
• Carefully remove the weights and foil and gently prick dough all over with a fork.
• Continue to bake until pale gold and baked through, about 5 minutes.
• Cool the pie shell completely on a wire rack.
• Making the White Pastry Cream: Bring the milk and vanilla bean to a boil.
• Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until pale and light, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Whisk in the cornstarch until smooth.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat, and whisk 1/4 cup of the hot milk into the egg yolk mixture.
• Repeat once or twice.
• Scrape the warmed egg yolk mixture into the saucepan with the remaining milk and return to a boil, whisking the entire time, boil for one minute.
• Remove the pastry cream from the heat, and whisk in the butter and white chocolate until smooth.
• Strain the custard into a clean bowl.
• Place a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap directly on the surface of the cream and refrigerate until cooled.
• Shortly before serving time, whip the cream until nearly stiff.
• Thinly slice the bananas and toss with the lemon juice.
• Fold the bananas and the liquers into the chilled pastry cream and gently fold in the whipped cream until blended.
• Fill the cooled pie shell with the filling.
• Gently scatter the chocolate curls over the filling, covering the tart completely.
• Very lightly dust the chocolate curls with cocoa powder and serve.
• To make the chocolate curls: Melt the white chocolate in a double broiler until smooth.
• Pour the chocolate onto a marble slab or the back of a smooth baking sheet.
• With a spatula, spread out the chocolate into an even 1/8 thick layer.
• Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Push a chef's knife blade away from you through a 4 inch width of chocolate, forming a loose curl.
• Continue to form chocolate curls with the remaining chocolate.
• With a large spatula, very gently transfer the curls to a baking sheet and refrigerate until needed.

CREAMY CHOCOLATE-BANANA PIE

Steps:

• On a floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, about 4 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in the top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over simmering water, mix 2/3 cup sugar, flour and gelatin. Whisk in half-and-half and egg yolks; cook, whisking constantly, until temperature reaches 160° and mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon. Remove from heat; whisk in sour cream and extracts. Transfer 3/4 cup mixture to a small bowl; stir in melted chocolate until blended. Refrigerate both mixtures until set but not firm, about 30 minutes., Spread chocolate mixture evenly over crust. Fold bananas into nonchocolate mixture; spread over chocolate layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours., Beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add remaining sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over top; if desired, sprinkle with shaved chocolate.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate and butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Drizzle over bottom of crust; top with bananas.
• Beat pudding mix, milk and vanilla with whisk 2 min.; pour over bananas in crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Top with COOL WHIP just before serving.

CHOCOLATE BANANA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Knead together the pie dough and the 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans. Line 9-inch pie pan with the pecan dough; fill with heavy-duty foil and dried beans or pie weights. Bake for 20 minutes or until set and lightly browned (see Editor's Note). Let cool.
• Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth, and spread in the pie shell.
• Prepare chocolate pudding according to package instructions, but use 1/2 cup less milk. Set aside.
• Whip the cream with 1/2 cup sugar. Spread half of the whipped cream over the cream cheese in the shell. Lay sliced bananas on top of the whipped cream, and cover with the chocolate pie filling. Spread the other half of the whipped cream over the bananas. Sprinkle with chopped pecans, and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Mix wafer crumbs and butter until blended; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 5 to 8 min. or until golden brown. Cool completely. Meanwhile, make chocolate curls from 1/2 oz. chocolate. Refrigerate.
• Microwave remaining 1-1/2 oz. chocolate and peanut butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Place bananas in crust; drizzle with melted chocolate.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP. Spread over bananas; top with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 3 hours. Top with chocolate curls and nuts just before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Mix wafer crumbs and butter until well blended; press firmly onto bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake 5 to 8 minute or until golden brown. Cool completely; top with bananas.
• Make chocolate curls from 1/2 square of the chocolate; reserve for garnish.
• Microwave remaining chocolate and the peanut butter on HIGH 1 min.; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Drizzle over bananas; set aside.
• Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minute or until well blended. Gently stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping. Spread over bannans; top with the remaining 1 cup whipped topping.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight. Top with chocolate curls and peanuts just before serving. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Cut cookie dough in half widthwise.
• Let one portion stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften (return the other half to the refrigerator for another use).
• Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 11-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire rack In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• Stir in milk until smooth.
• Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly.
• Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly.
• Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat; stir in butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Spread 1 cup filling into prepared crust.
• Slice bananas; arrange over filling.
• Pour remaining filling over bananas.
• Refrigerate 2 hours or until set.
• In a chilled mixing bowl; beat cream until it begins to thicken.
• Add confectioners' sugar and remaining vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form.
• Spread over pie.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

CREAM PIE (CHOCOLATE, COCONUT, AND BANANA VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• In a microwavable bowl, mix sugar, flour, and salt.
• In a separate bowl, whisk milk and eggs or egg whites. Add to dry ingredients.
• Microwave for two minutes and stir.
• Return to microwave for one minute intervals, stirring in between, until custard starts to cook. (3 or 4 more minutes. I generally quit cooking after a 1-inch ring of cooked custard forms around the edge of the bowl.).
• Remove from microwave and add margarine and vanilla.
• Cool slightly and pour into pie crust. Cover with wax paper and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
• *Chocolate Cream Pie: Add 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips with margarine and vanilla and mix until chips are completely melted. Pour into crust.
• *Banana Cream Pie: Slice 2 or 3 bananas into bottom of pie crust before pouring pie filling over top.
• *Coconut Cream Pie: Add 1/2 cup coconut with margarine and vanilla and pour into pie crust.
• Serve with whipping cream and garnishes of your choice.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Bake the pie crust as needed and let it cool.
• In medium microwavable bowl, heat chocolate, 1 tablespoon milk and butter on high for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes.
• Stir every 30 seconds until chocolate has completely melted.
• Spread evenly in pie crust.
• Arrange the banana slices over the chocolate.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups milk into large bowl. Add pudding mix; beat with wire whisk 2 minutes.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups coconut.
• Spoon mixture over banana.
• Spread whipped topping over and sprinkle with the toasted coconut.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.