Banana Pudding Pie

Total Time: 44 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 24 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces vanilla wafers
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 large bananas, sliced
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 cups milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 reserve 30 vanilla wafers.
• 2 coarsely crush the remaining wafers in a food processor; combine with the butter until blended.
• 3 firmly press the crumbs from the bottom of a 9" pie plate all the way to the outer edge of the plate.
• 4 bake at 350°f for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 5 cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes.
• 6 when completely cool, arrange banana slices in the crust.
• 7 vanilla cream filling: in a saucepan, combine the 3/4 c sugar, flour, eggs, egg yolks, and milk.
• 8 cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, for 8-10 minutes or until it has thickened to the consistency of pudding.
• 9 remove from heat and add vanilla.
• 10 pour half of the vanilla cream filling over the bananas.
• 11 layer 20 vanilla wafers on top of the filling.
• 12 pour the remaining filling over the wafers.
• 13 meringue: beat the egg whites on high speed with a mixer until foamy.
• 14 add the sugar, 1 t at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form.
• 15 spread the meringue evenly over the filling and be sure to seal the edges.
• 16 bake at 350°f for 10-12 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown.
• 17 cool on a wire rack for 1 hour or until completely cool.
• 18 coarsely crush the remaining 10 wafers and garnish the top of the pie.
• 19 chill for 4 hours before serving.