Banana Cream Pie with Oreo Cookie Crust
Ingredients
Oreo Cookie Crust -
- 2 cups crushed Oreo cookie crumbs
- 5 Tbsp butter, melted
Custard -
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 5 large egg yolks
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, soften
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
3 ripe bananas, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
Whipped cream -
- 1 cup chilled whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- chocolate curls (optional)
Tools
- food processor
- whisk
- fine-mesh sieve
- wax paper
- peeler (optional, to get chocolate curls)
Steps
1. Make the crust first. Grease up a 9 1/2 inch pie plate (if using a glass pie plate then there is no need).
2. Separate Oreo cookies from its' filling. Crush the Oreo cookies with a food processor, until fine.
3. Mix the cookie crumbs with melted butter until moistened. Dump it into the pie plate, spread it evenly over the pie plate, and press down nice and firm with a spoon. Place in fridge for 30 minutes before baking for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Let it cool while making the custard.
4. Next, make the custard. Heat milk in a heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not boiling.
5. While milk heats, whisk together yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a heatproof bowl until smooth.
6. Add 1 cup of hot milk to yolk mixture in a stream, whisking, then add remaining milk, whisking constantly. Transfer mixture back to saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and registers 170F on thermometer, 6 to 10 minutes (do not boil).
7. Immediately force custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl and stir in butter and vanilla. Cover the surface with wax paper, cool to lukewarm, about 45 minutes.
8. After the Oreo cookie crust and custard are cooled down, start assembling the pie. Spread about 1 cup of custard in crust. Top with sliced bananas, then cover the bananas with the rest of the custard. Chill the pie for about 2 to 3 hours.
9. Beat chilled whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl to soft peaks. Spread cream over pie. Place in fridge for at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours.
10. Garnish pie with chocolate curls, if desired. Cut into wedges and serve.
Serves 8 - 10.
Crumbly Oreo crust, eggy and sweet custard filled with bananas, and clouds of whipped cream. Heaven.