Classic Banana Cream Pie

Every household unit of measurement vacation dinner, I brand way likewise many desserts. There is commonly a cheesecake, a cream/pudding type pie, a fruit pie, cookies in addition to something "experimental". That but agency it is a recipe that I actually desire to brand but I know picky-picky hubby wouldn't deport on it, in addition to thence I bespeak my household unit of measurement to "step in" in addition to endeavour it.

As fun every bit it is to endeavour novel recipes, the onetime classics are e'er a hit; this banana cream pie is a tried and true household unit of measurement classic; it is the "real deal". It has a baked graham cracker crust, cooked vanilla custard, bananas in addition to the most delicious whipped cream topping I've ever tasted (it has cream cheese inwards it)

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST
1½ cups finely crushed graham crackers
¼ cup white sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter
Mix everything good in addition to pat into a 10" pie plate. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.

PIE FILLING
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 in addition to 1/3 cups water
1 xiv oz. tin sweetened condensed milk (see note)
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 medium ripe bananas (cubed)

In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the cornstarch inwards the water; stir inwards the sweetened condensed milk in addition to egg yolks. Cook until thickened in addition to bubbly take from heat; add together butter in addition to vanilla. Set aside to cool slightly. Cube the bananas in addition to crimp into the slightly cooled pudding. Pour into cooled crust in addition to position but about plastic twine on the surface of the filling in addition to thence that it doesn't shape a skin. Chill inwards the refrigerator for close iii hours. Frost alongside whipped cream topping.

WHIPPED CREAM (Stabelized)
I promise you lot exercise non skip this measuring because it actually is delicious in addition to "makes" the pie. This is my novel "go to" whipped cream recipe.

(1) 8 ounce cream cheese (room temperature)
½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups heavy cream

With your electrical mixer, trounce the cream cheese, carbohydrate in addition to extracts inwards a large bowl until shine (scrape sides to brand certain you lot don't accept whatever cream cheese sticking to the interior of the bowl). While the beaters are withal running, like shooting fish in a barrel add together the whipping cream (stop a yoke times in addition to scrape the bowl). Beat until you lot larn rigid peaks. This makes plenty topping to encompass a 10" pie generously.