Dessert for 8
Banana Cream Pie with heavy cream
$6.61for 460 minServes 8
A baked vanilla wafer crust holds cooked egg custard, sliced bananas, and sweetened whipped cream.
Photo: gonnawantseconds.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Crackers, 10 oz$0.22/oz typical | 10 oz | $2.20Typical price |
 | Butter, 5 oz$0.40/oz typical | 5 oz | $2.00Typical price |
 | Eggs, 5$0.30 each typical | 5 | $1.50Typical price |
 | Milk, 13 oz$0.04/oz typical | 13 oz | $0.51Typical price |
 | Heavy cream, 25 oz$0.22/oz typical | 25 oz | $5.48Typical price |
 | Bananas, 0.55 lb$0.62/lb typical | 0.55 lb | $0.35Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $13.22 | ||
Swaps
- Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaWine, beer and spiritsSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$1.65 per serving$6.61 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
- 2 1/2 cups coarsely crushed vanilla wafers
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp brandy (optional)
- 2 bananas
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and press the crushed wafers, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup butter into a 9-inch pie plate.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes, then cool it for 10 minutes.
- Whisk the milk, 1 cup heavy cream, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks in a saucepan.
- Cook the custard over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick and the eggs reach 160 F.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in 2 tablespoons butter and vanilla, and cool the custard for 10 minutes.
- Layer sliced bananas and custard in the crust, then whip the remaining cream with powdered sugar and vanilla and spread it on top.
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