Granny's Banana Cream Pie (No Sugar Added Version)
"This is a modification of reatherbewimmin's recipe, but using mashed bananas as sweetener instead of sugar. ( Original Version Here: http://www.food.com/recipe/grannys-banana-cream-pie-30946 ). The pie crust is Laurie's No Roll Pie Crust (http://www.food.com/recipe/my-no-roll-pie-crust-51537) ... but again, with no sugar. Cooking time includes time for the pie to cool in the fridge."
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 34mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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1 pie
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
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Pie Crust
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup oil
- 2 tablespoons milk
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Filling
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 medium firm bananas
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Topping
- 8 ounces heavy whipping cream
directions
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Make the Pie Crust:
- Mix flour and salt together with a fork in a pie pan.
- Make a well in the center and add the oil and milk.
- Mix with a fork til it makes a ball.
- Flatten and press into the pan in pie crust shape and flute the edge.
- Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes until golden.
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Make the Filling:
- Blend the mashed bananas with the flour, salt and 1/4 of the milk.
- After well mixed, add the remaining milk and blend until mixed thoroughly.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
- Boil for 2 minute.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in a small amount of the mixture from the saucepan into the egg yolks to warm up the yolks, so you don't end up with scrambled eggs.
- Return everything to the saucepan.
- Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla; mix well; allow to cool slightly.
- Slice the bananas and place evenly in pie crust.
- Pour cream mixture over bananas.
- Place in fridge to cool.
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Make the Topping:
- Whip the whipping cream with an electric beater until you have whipped cream. :).
- Top the filling with whipped cream once the filling has cooled.
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Reviews
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I've made the filling several times and it's great! Thank you for showing how this can be done with no sugar. It's a shame there are bad reviews. I think people don't let it thicken enough. I was fortunate to have read some posts on another recipe and use 10 minutes as a guideline. By the time you're done, it should be more like pudding than gravy.
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My wife ate one slice and kindly asked that I throw the rest in the trash. I should have known better — I had to find a different recipe for the pie crust because as written it was inedible sludge. The filling was no better. Recipe fail. -
An absolutely horrible flop! Disgusting looking and a pie plate of goo. I am an experienced cook and baker. I have made many, many cream pies, this was just en epic fail. I will make it again, in a few weeks. But this time, it is a grayish, brownish color, would not set, just a jiggly goo in the crust, tasted a wee bit of flour, very little banana flavor. -
This was so wonderful! Thank you for the recipe! I made this for my husband's birthday since he loves bananas and we are trying to stay away from a lot of sugar. I did add a little bit (like 2 tbsp) of pure maple syrup to add a little extra sweetness to both the pie filling and the whipped cream. So good!
Tweaks
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Not one thing. Followed the directions to a tee!
