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Banana Meringue Pie

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Baking, Banana, Pie
Servings 8 people

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 teaspoon 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.