Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie

Pies

Ingredients

  • For The Crust
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 ounces semisweet chocolate - chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookies - crushed
  • For Chocolate Ganache
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 ounces semisweet chocolate - chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 bananas - ripe
  • Vanilla Pastry Cream
  • 1 1/2 cups half and half
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Vanilla Whipped Cream
  • 1 cup whipping cream - chilled
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

For The Crust
Butter 9 -inch glass pie dish. In a heavy, small saucepan stir butter and chocolate over low heat. Mix in cookie crumbs. Press unto bottom and sides. Chill until firm (about 30 minutes).

For Chocolate Ganache

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat butter and cream until hot, but do not boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the ganache in a small bowl at room temperature (to be used as garnish). Pour remaining ganache over crust. Chill crust until chocolate ganache is firm (about 30 minutes).

Assembly

Thinly slice 3 bananas. Arrange banana slices over chocolate. Whisk Vanilla Pastry Cream until smooth. Spread pastry cream evenly over bananas. Drizzle reserved chocolate ganache over pastry cream. Draw toothpick through pastry cream and chocolate to marbleize. Refrigerate until pastry cream is set (at least 3 hours and up to one day).

Spoon vanilla whipped cream around edges of pie or decoratively pipe cream with pastry bag. Slice remaining banana. Garnish banana with pie slices.

Vanilla Pastry Cream

In a heavy medium saucepan, bring half and half to a a simmer. In a medium bowl, whisk sugar, eggs, egg yolk and flour in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot half and half. Transfer to saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to a boil (about 5 minutes). Boil 1 minute. Pour into a medium bowl. Stir in vanilla. Press plastic unto surface of cream. Cover; chill until cold (about 4 hours).

Vanilla Whipped Cream

In a medium bowl, beat cream, powders sugar and vanilla extract until peaks form. Can be made 4 hours ahead.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 758 Calories From Fat: 57%
Protein: 9g Carbohydrate: 75g
Cholesterol: 186mg Sodium: 440mg





758 calories

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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: www.cafecreosote.com
Submitted By: Meryl
starmer@prodigy.net
Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie