Banana Cream Pie Squares with a Chocolate Crust
Created by Jimber on December 11, 2013
- Servings: 9
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 7m
- Recipe #11482
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups crushed vanilla wafers
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (4 squares)
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 4 egg yolks (from large eggs)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (a pinch)
- 1 1/2 cups half and half (or whole milk)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons whiskey (Irish Whiskey)
- 2 large bananas, sliced (or 3 small or medium)
- Whipped cream, for topping
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, combine crushed cookies, brown sugar, melted butter and cinnamon. Press mixture into a light greased 8 x 8 -inch baking pan. Bake 7-10 minutes, until the edges begin to brown.
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Step 3: Over a double boiler or in the microwave, melt 4 ounces of chocolate and cream, stirring until it has a smooth, shiny consistency. Pour/spread over baked crust and place in the freezer while you prepare the next steps.
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Step 4: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar. Stir in flour and salt.
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Step 5: In a saucepan over medium-low, heat milk. Slowly add milk to egg yolk mixture, whisking until well combined. Return to the saucepan and whisk continuously, until large bubbles form and the mixture is a thick pudding. Stir in vanilla and whiskey.
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Step 6: Cover the chocolate layer with sliced bananas. Pour the pudding over the bananas. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
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Step 7: Cut into squares and serve with whipped cream.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (128.4 g)
- Calories 343.3
- Total Fat - 18.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.1 g
- Cholesterol - 58.4 mg
- Sodium - 419.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 38.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 26.5 g
- Protein - 8.8 g
- Calcium - 59.8 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg