Blissful Banana Pie Recipes

BLISSFUL BANANA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix wafer crumbs, nuts and butter; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 5 min.; cool.
• Microwave chocolate, 1 cup marshmallows and 1/2 cup milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Pour into crust; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Meanwhile, cook pudding mix in saucepan as directed on package for pudding, using remaining milk. Pour into large bowl; place plastic wrap directly on surface of pudding. Refrigerate 30 min. or until cooled.
• Add COOL WHIP and remaining marshmallows to pudding; mix lightly. Arrange bananas evenly over chocolate layer in pie; cover with pudding mixture. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.

BRAZILIAN WHOLE BANANA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of brown sugar over the bottom of a small saucepan or skillet. Cook over medium heat until melted. Stir in water until sugar is completely dissolved. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Pour the syrup into a round baking dish or deep dish pie plate and spread to coat the bottom.
• Make a layer of bananas on top of the melted sugar. In a medium bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, wheat germ, oats and 1 cup of brown sugar. Mix in the margarine using your hands, pinching it into small pieces to make a crumbly dough. Sprinkle half of this over the bananas in the dish and pat down. Top with the remaining bananas and sprinkle with about half of the cinnamon. Spread the rest of the dough over the bananas and pat the pie smooth. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon over the top.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the pie topping is toasted and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

IMPOSSIBLE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease a 9" pie plate.
• In blender, beat together milk, butter, vanilla, eggs, sugar and bisquick on high for 30 seconds until smooth.
• Pour into pie plate and bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes (may take a bit longer).
• Cool completely.
• Arrange banana slices on pie.
• Beat heavy cream with powdered sugar til stiff and spread over top of bananas.

CREAMY BANANA PIE

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in cold water; set aside. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in the milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. , Stir a small amount of hot filling into yolks. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; stir in softened gelatin until dissolved. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cover the surface of custard with plastic wrap and chill until no longer warm. , Slice 3 bananas; fold into custard along with whipped cream. Spoon into pie shell. Cover and refrigerate until set, about 4-5 hours. , Just before serving, place lemon juice in a small bowl and slice the remaining banana into it. Melt jelly in a saucepan over low heat. Drain banana; pat dry and arrange over filling. Brush banana with the jelly. Sprinkle with grated lemon peel. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers.

BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim 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 edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt; stir in milk and mix well. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount into egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes; remove from the heat. Add butter and vanilla; cool slightly. , Slice bananas into crust; pour filling over top. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Store in the refrigerator. If desired, garnish with whipped cream and additional sliced bananas.

COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE (RAW VEGAN)

Steps:

• Blend the crust indgredients in a food processor. Add more agave if needed to make crust sticky. Line pie pan with saran wrap and press crust on top or use a tart pan with a removable bottom. Place in freezer while making the filling.
• Blend the pie ingredients, except banana slices, in a blender until smooth. Make sure there is enough liquid to have the ingredients swirling in a vortex. Add coconut water, if needed.
• Take crust out from freezer and place sliced bananas on top of crust. Pour filling on top of bananas. Place in freezer for 3-4 hours to set. Decorate with walnuts, coconut shavings, or banana slices :D.