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Marie Callender's Banana Cream Pie

Yet another creation brought to you by the Copykat team. copykat recipes

List of Ingredients

9 inch Pie Crust Baked and Cooled
2 Sliced Bananas
1/4 Cup Soft Beaten Cream Cheese
2/3 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1-1/2 Cups Evaporated Milk
1-1/2 Cups Whole Milk
4 Beaten Egg Yolks
2 tablespoons Butter Softened
1/8 Cup Sliced Almonds
1 tablespoon Vanilla

Fresh Whipped Cream Topping:

3/4 Cup Chilled Whipping Cream
2 tablespoons Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Chilled glass or metal mixing bowl




Recipe

Pour cream in to a glass or metal bowl and beat until soft peaks form gradually add powder sugar until all has been blended and then add vanilla slowly until it has also been blended . Mixture should have stiff peaks. The whipped cream may be put into a pastry bag and used for that added effect.
Mix in a 2 quart sauce pan sugar, cornstarch, salt, evaporated milk and
whole milk. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens
and boils for 1 minute. Remove from heat and slowly pour half of the hot
mixture in to eggs and stir until that mixture is completely incorporated.
Then pour the egg mixture into the pot with the other half of pudding and
continue to cook on medium heat until it reaches boiling stage again. Add
cream cheese and mix thoroughly. (use a hand mixer) it will dissolve the
cream cheese better and make the pudding lighter and creamier. Remove from
heat and add vanilla and butter, keep using the hand mixer until all is
blended. Let pudding stand for 15 minutes but while still warm pour half of
pudding in pie shell and layer with bananas then pour remainder of pudding
on top.

When pie is completely cooled, top with fresh whipped cream topping and
garnish with sliced almonds.











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