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Why It Works
- Utilizing bittersweet chocolate prevents the dessert from being cloyingly candy.
- Tossing the chocolate wafer crumbs with melted butter creates a simple press-in crust.
- Inserting the sliced bananas beneath the chocolate pudding filling prevents the fruit from browning.
Individuals who ask me to call my favourite pie are all the time sorry they did so as a result of the reply is way from easy. “Would you like me to inform you my favourite custard pie?” That may be coconut. “Or ought to I inform you my favourite chocolate pie?” Chocolate pudding. “Favourite fruit pie?” Properly, that may very well be bitter cherry, peach, or rhubarb, relying on the day. I really like all pie, actually, and much more after I’m not the one making them.
Simply kidding.
I typically experiment with my pies, combining lotions, fruits, and different fillers. This creamy chocolate banana dream pie was impressed by my love for each banana cream pie and the superb “dream whip” pie: a lightweight and ethereal concoction made with packaged whipped topping and boxed pudding combine.
Figuring out {that a} scratch model could be so a lot better than a powder, I whipped up a concentrated chocolate pudding chock filled with bittersweet chocolate, and lightened it with loads of whipped cream. Earlier than spooning it into my press-in-the-pan chocolate cookie crust, I scattered in a layer of ripe, candy bananas. The result’s a silky, creamy pie that tastes like a cross between chocolate pudding and banana cream pie. In different phrases: a dessert match made in heaven.
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August 2013
Outdated-Usual Banana Cream Pie Will get a Chocolate Glow-Up
Cook dinner Mode
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283 g (10 ounces) bittersweet chocolate, 70% cacao, finely chopped
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67 g granulated sugar (2 1/3 ounce; 1/3 cup)
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4 teaspoons cornstarch
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3 massive egg yolks
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1 cup (240 ml) entire milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (9-ounce) field chocolate wafers, finely floor (see notes)
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113 g unsalted butter (4 ounces; 8 tablespoons), melted
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4 medium bananas (about 21 3/4 ounces; 620 g), peeled and sliced, divided
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2 cups (480 ml) heavy cream
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Place chocolate in a big bowl; put aside. In a medium bowl, whisk sugar and cornstarch to mix. Whisk in egg yolks till combination is pale yellow and easy, about 1 minute.
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In a medium saucepan, carry milk and vanilla extract to a simmer over medium warmth. Slowly pour milk into egg yolk combination in a skinny stream, till all of it has been added. Return combination to identical saucepan and prepare dinner over medium-low warmth, stirring consistently, till combination begins to thicken, 3 to five minutes. Proceed to whisk, pausing each few seconds to verify for bubbles, about 1 minute. When it begins to bubble, set a timer and proceed whisking for 1 minute. (This helps neutralize amylase, a starch-dissolving protein in egg yolks.)
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Take away from warmth. Utilizing a fine-mesh sieve, pressure custard over chocolate and whisk till mixed. Refrigerate till chilly, about 1 hour half-hour.
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In the meantime, put together the crust: Alter oven rack to center place and preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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In a big bowl, toss chocolate wafer crumbs with butter to evenly coat. Scrape crumbs into the underside of a 9-inch pie plate and, utilizing flat-bottomed consuming glass or measuring cup, compress firmly till crumbs are in a compact, even layer throughout backside and sides of pie plate. Bake till crust is is aromatic and agency to the contact, about quarter-hour. Take away from oven and let cool utterly on a wire rack.
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Beginning within the heart of the cooled blind-baked crust, set down a single banana slice, then prepare in concentric circles of banana slices round it in a single, even layer till you totally cowl the underside of the crust.
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Take away chocolate combination from fridge and whisk till easy. In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or utilizing a big bowl and an electrical hand mixer, whip cream on medium-high pace till tender peaks type, about 2 minutes. Utilizing a versatile spatula, fold cream into chocolate combination till included and no streaks stay. Scrape filling into ready pie shell and chill till set, about 3 hours.
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When able to serve, garnish with remaining sliced bananas.
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Particular Tools
High-quality-mesh sieve, 9-inch pie plate, wire rack, stand mixer or hand mixer
Notes
Chocolate wafers may be finely floor in a meals processor. Alternatively, chocolate wafers may be positioned in a big zip-top bag and crushed with a rolling pin or wine bottle till finely floor.
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