Banana Meringue Pie is a twist on traditional banana cream pie. Creamy homemade vanilla custard with banana and vanilla wafers. Topped with a fluffy and lightly sweetened meringue.
Happy Pi Day my friends! In honor or Pi Day, I am sharing one of my favorite pies, Banana Meringue Pie.
Banana Meringue Pie is really easy to make and I put it together and baked in less than an hour (it does require a few hours to chill). I love an easy dessert recipe and love the creamy banana filling with the fluffy meringue topping!
If you are a banana cream pie fan or a meringue fan- this pie is for you. I took inspiration from bananas pudding and a meringue topped pie. The result is incredible- fluffy meringue baked over a creamy banana filling.
This is such a great dessert because it is unique, but still has all the traditional flavors from banana cream pie.
Ingredients
- vanilla wafers divided
- butter
- bananas
- eggs
- sugar
- all-purpose flour
- milk
- vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
For Crust:
- To make the crust, place 20 vanilla wafers in a food processor until finely crushed. Slowly, pour the melted butter into the food processor while it is on. Remove, and firmly press on bottom, up sides, and onto lip of a 9-inch pie plate.
- Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove and cool 30 minutes.
For Pie:
- Arrange banana slices evenly over bottom of crust. spread half of hot filling over bananas. Top with 20 vanilla wafers. Spread remaining hot filling over vanilla wafers.
- Beat egg whites at high speed with an stand or electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar, 1 tsp at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue evenly over hot filling to the edges to seal them.
- Bake at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven, and let cool 1 hour. Chill 4 hours before serving.
For Vanilla Filling:
- Whisk together sugar, flour, eggs, egg yolk and milk in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until it reaches the thickness of chilled pudding. Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla.
- Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until it reaches the thickness of chilled pudding. Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla.
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Banana Meringue Pie
Ingredients
- 12 oz box of vanilla wafers divided
- ½ cup butter melted
- 2 large bananas sliced
- 4 egg whites
- ¼ cup sugar
For Vanilla Filling
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 4 egg yolks reserve egg whites for later
- 2 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
For Crust:
- To make the crust, place 20 vanilla wafers in a food processor until finely crushed. Slowly, pour the melted butter into the food processor while it is on. Remove, and firmly press on bottom, up sides, and onto lip of a 9-inch pie plate.
- Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove and cool 30 minutes.
For Pie:
- Arrange banana slices evenly over bottom of crust. spread half of hot filling over bananas. Top with 20 vanilla wafers. Spread remaining hot filling over vanilla wafers.
- Beat egg whites at high speed with an stand or electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar, 1 tsp at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue evenly over hot filling to the edges to seal them.
- Bake at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven, and let cool 1 hour. Chill 4 hours before serving.
For Vanilla Filling:
- Whisk together sugar, flour, eggs, egg yolk and milk in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until it reaches the thickness of chilled pudding. Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla.
- Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until it reaches the thickness of chilled pudding. Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla.
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This recipe was originally published in 2015 and was updated in 2021 for reader enhancement and enjoyment.
Sounds delish! Happy Pi Day!
This pie looks so good! It's so tall and looks really delicious!