Cocoa Puffs Banana Cream Pie Food

COCOA PUFFS AND BANANA PIE

Steps:

• Butter a deep-dish 9-inch pie plate. Pulse cookies and 3 1/2 cups cereal in a food processor until finely crushed, 8 to 10 times. Add melted butter and process until combined, 30 seconds. Firmly press mixture into prepared pie plate. Freeze 30 minutes.
• Whisk together cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar in a medium saucepan. Whisk in milk and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat. Whisk in chocolate until smooth. Whisk in vanilla and salt.
• Arrange banana slices in chilled crust. Top with warm filling. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly on the surface of the pudding; chill at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Beat cream and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar on medium-high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Top pie with whipped cream. Garnish with remaining 1/2 cup Cocoa Puffs.

COCOA PUFFS® HALLOWEEN GHOST POPS

Steps:

• Lightly grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening. Line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper.
• In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows; cook, stirring frequently, until melted. Add cereal; stir until evenly coated. Press cereal mixture evenly in pan. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• Cut into 6 rows by 3 rows to make 18 rectangles. Push 1 lollipop stick into bottom of each bar; place on cookie sheets.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips and oil on High 1 minute, stirring every 15 seconds. Dip bars into melted vanilla chips or spoon over top of each; return pops to cookie sheets.
• Place 2 miniature chocolate chips in center of each bar for "eyes." Refrigerate until coating is set. Serve cold or at room temperature.

COCOA PUFFS® BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In food processor or blender, place the 2 1/2 cups cereal. Cover; process until cereal is finely crushed. With processor running, pour melted butter into bowl through feed tube; process until just combined. Lightly press crumb mixture in bottom and up side of ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake 8 minutes; cool completely on cooling rack, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping.
• Arrange banana slices evenly in bottom of crust; top with pudding mixture. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Serve with toppings. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

COCOA PUFFS BANANA CREAM PIE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In food processor or blender, place the 2 1/2 cups cereal. Cover; process until cereal is finely crushed. With processor running, pour melted butter into bowl through feed tube; process until just combined. Lightly press crumb mixture in bottom and up side of ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake 8 minutes; cool completely on cooling rack, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping. Arrange banana slices evenly in bottom of crust; top with pudding mixture. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Serve with toppings. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

COCOA PUFFS

Steps:

• Choux Pastry:.
• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Put the water and butter in a saucepan and heat to boiling.
• Remove from heat, add the flour and stir until a ball of dough forms and pulls away from the side of the pan.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Scoop onto foil-lined baking sheet. I used a pastry bag with a wide tip to make little balls. Make them small, approximately an inch in diameter or so, you want these to be one or two bites per puff.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 325 and bake for 30 minutes, or until dry-looking. When done, they should easily be removed from the foil.
• Allow to cool completely. I left them in the (cold) oven overnight.
• Chocolate Pastry Cream Filling:.
• Put sugar, egg yolks, flour and vanilla into a saucepan and mix well.
• In a separate saucepan, and milk and butter and heat to scalding.
• Very slowly, add the milk mixture to the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly.
• Cook on low heat, stirring, until the mixture reaches the boiling point.
• Cook 4 minutes longer, stirring constantly.
• Add the grated chocolate and cook one minute longer.
• Remove from heat, pour into a bowl and let cool, stirring occasionally.
• Once cool, press plastic wrap to the surface (to keep a skin from forming) and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Note that this filling is not very sweet, you may want to add more sugar to taste.
• Chantilly Frosting:.
• Combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, vanilla and salt in a saucepan. Use a large saucepan as the mixture bubbles and spits during cooking.
• Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick, approximately 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and continue to stir until cool and thick.
• Use immediately or refrigerate for later use (it will become quite thick but still spreadable).
• Assembly:.
• Use the tip of a knife to make a small hole in the bottom of each pastry puff.
• Using a pastry bag, fill the puffs with the chocolate pastry cream filling.
• Frost the tops of the puffs with the chantilly frosting, My frosting was pretty thick, but I could still spread it with a butter knife.
• Enjoy! Store leftovers in the refrigerator but they won't last long!

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Stir together the melted butter, puffed cereal, chocolate wafers and granulated sugar in a bowl. Press the mixture into a springform pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
• For the chocolate ganache: Heat the cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Slowly stir in chocolate until melted and blended.
• For the peanut butter filling: Beat together the crema, peanut butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese, mascarpone and vanilla in a stand mixer.
• For the whipped topping: Whip the cream, half-and-half and vanilla until peaks form.
• To assemble the pie: Layer the cooled crust with chocolate ganache and freeze.
• Add the peanut butter filling; freeze again.
• Add the whipped topping; freeze a third time.
• Remove the springform ring and serve.