Name: Banana Cream Pie with Salted Bourbon Whipped Cream
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: Crust ingredients:; 12 full sheets of graham crackers; ¼ cup sugar; Pinch of Mayan Sea Salt; 6 Tbsp. butter, melted; Filling ingredients:; 4 large egg yolks, room temperature; ½ cup cornstarch; 2 cups whole milk; ⅔ cup sugar; 1 Tbsp. choice of extract:; 2 Tbsp. salted butter; 4 ripe bananas; Whipped Cream ingredients:; 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream; 3 Tbsp. powdered sugar; 1 tsp. choice of extract:; Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste; Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

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Banana Cream Pie with Salted Bourbon Whipped Cream

Recipe by Savory Spice Test Kitchen

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Classic banana cream pie with a graham cracker crust and a kick of Whiskey Barrel Smoked Sea Salt adds warm depth. The scratch-made crust, creamy vanilla filling, and salted whipped cream make every bite rich and inviting. It’s the kind of pie that feels right at home at the center of your holiday spread or on a picnic table. It's comforting, familiar, and a little unexpected.

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Serves 15 servings

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cooking Time 1 hour

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Banana Cream Pie with Salted Bourbon Whipped Cream

Ingredients

Crust ingredients: 12 full sheets of graham crackers ¼ cup sugar Pinch of Mayan Sea Salt 6 Tbsp. butter, melted Filling ingredients: 4 large egg yolks, room temperature ½ cup cornstarch 2 cups whole milk ⅔ cup sugar

¼ tsp. Mayan Sea Salt

1 Tbsp. choice of extract:

Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste

Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

2 Tbsp. salted butter 4 ripe bananas Whipped Cream ingredients: 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream 3 Tbsp. powdered sugar 1 tsp. choice of extract: Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

½ tsp. Whiskey Barrel Smoked Sea Salt, plus more for garnish

Directions

Step 1 Crust:1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Step 2 In a food processor, blend graham crackers until it becomes fine crumbs.

Step 3 Add sugar and Mayan Sea Salt and pulse to combine. Pour in melted butter and pulse to combine.

Step 4 Add crust mixture into a 9" pie dish and press along bottom and sides until it's even and firm.

Step 5 Bake for 8 minutes then set aside to cool.

Step 6 Filling:1. In a large bowl, mix room temperature yolks and cornstarch until smooth then set aside.

Step 7 In a medium to large saucepan, on medium to low heat, combine milk, sugar, and Mayan Sea Salt. Whisk to combine and heat until it's barely starting to simmer and is warm to the touch, do not let it boil.

Step 8 Remove 1/3 of warmed milk mixture and very slowly whisk into the egg yolk mixture. Whisk constantly as you pour so the eggs don't cook.

Step 9 Then pour the egg mixture into the saucepan and whisk to incorporate. Increase or keep at medium heat and cook until the mixture has thickened and you see some bubbles start to pop, about 5 minutes.

Step 10 Remove from heat and add Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste or Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract and butter, stir to combine.

Step 11 Pour cream filling into a medium-sized bowl. Lay a piece of plastic wrap on top of the filling to prevent a skin from forming and cool at least 30 minutes.

Step 12 While cooling, slice 3 bananas and layer on the bottom of the cooled crust.

Step 13 When the filling is cool, spoon into the pie dish, over the bananas. Add another piece of plastic wrap on top and place in the fridge to completely set, at least 4 hours.

Step 14 Whipped Cream:1. Place metal mixing bowl and beaters in the fridge to chill, at least 20 minutes.

Step 15 Remove from fridge and add heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste or Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract, and Bourbon Barrel Smoked Salt.

Step 16 Whip together on high until stiff peaks form.

Step 17 Top pie with whipped cream, more banana slices, and a light sprinkle of Bourbon Barrel Smoked Salt. Slice and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

Use just-ripe bananas so every slice holds its shape; don't use overly ripe bananas. Swap in Vanilla Bean Sugar instead of regular sugar for depth, which makes each bite a little more special.