What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 1.05 lb | $0.65Typical price |
 | Milk$0.04/oz typical | 17 oz | $0.68Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
 | Pie crust, puff pastry, wonton wrappers$3.49 each typical | 1 | $3.49Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.94 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$1.74 per serving$6.94 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 3 large bananas or 4 medium bananas
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour or 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ea. 9-inch baked pastry shell
- meringue made from the leftover egg whites (optional)
Steps
- Whisk the sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan, then gradually whisk in the milk and egg yolks.
- Cook over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbling.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla.
- Slice two bananas and arrange them in the baked pastry shell.
- Pour the warm custard over the bananas and cool the pie for 20 minutes.
- Slice the remaining bananas over the cooled custard and chill the pie for 15 minutes before serving.
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with eggs on sale.
Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.
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