Double Banana Cream Pie

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This is a great recipe except for one detail. Get real! Are you really going to use six egg yolks and then wastefully throw away all that egg white when you have a cream pie just begging for a nice merengue topping. Whipped cream is okay, but merengue is special. Except for this, I would have given the recipe five stars.

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My pie taste like baby jar food and had the same consistency. Wasted money and time on this one. The filling was thick when I poured into the pie shell, after 3 1/2 hrs. In fridge it was not thick at all.

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I was so looking forward to making this recipe over the weekend and carved out time to specifically try it out. I followed everything to the letter and assembled all the layers as instructed and then popped in fridge. About an hour later, I wanted to check on it and discovered that the whole pie was watery and everything (including my wonderfully stiff whipped cream ran into one another... It doesn't look like it's going to set at all as it looks ridiculously watery... When I set the custard into the pie shell, it was already thick and so I don't know how it could have become so watery... It doesn't say in the recipe that I should totally let the custard (after pouring into pie shell - which I let "slightly" cool off as instructed go totally cold before adding whipped cream... Such as waste as I was looking forward to it. The one star I give is because the taste was soo good! I don't know what could have possibly gone wrong as I followed every step to the letter...

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OMG...this pie is awesome. I made this pie on Easter Sunday, but it was actually a birthday pie for my son-in-law because banana cream is his favorite pie. First let me say that I have never made a banana cream pie before and second it was really easy. I never seem to be able to made a recipe without changing it, so for this pie, I substituted a can of coconut milk for some of the milk. I also made meringue (with the eggs whites for the top of the pie. My son-in-law could not get enough he ate two pieces after dinner and took a large piece home. He said it was the best banana cream pie he had ever eaten! I will be making this pie again and again...thanks for a great recipe, Aida!

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This pie was dee-licious! Easy to make and the texture of the filling is so much lighter than a regular cream pie. I used my own recipe for the crust which is easy and flaky. I did 3 things different. First,I used light brown sugar in the filling because my dark brown had gotten hard. I think that's why everybody complained about the color of the filling, the dk. brown sugar made it darker. Mine was only a little off color, but the taste was wonderful. I put a piece of saran wrap right down on top of the pudding so it wouldn't form a skin & I let it chill in the fridge, then I put it in the crust. Second, I carmelized my sliced bananas then put them on top of the pudding. Third, instead of the liquor, I added 3 Tbsp. light brown sugar to the heavy cream and whipped it. I love this pie! I'll make this over and over and now I'm going to go eat the last piece! I can hear it calling me from the fridge! Yum!

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Hi Aida,
You so make everything look so easy and therefore, I've found your recipes fun, and easy to make!!! I make a boring banana cream pie every Christmas; this yr, I gonna give your recipe a try! From the reviews, I am sure it'll be a smashing success!!! Love your show and keep up the fun cooking.
Merry Christmas.

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Thank you Aida. I enjoy your show you make me feel that I can cook too. I love the way you make the recipes look easy. The banana pie is so so scrumpous. I love the pie crust its tasty not boring. Because I watch my calories and sugar intake Christmas and my birthday is the only time I bake this pie. Keep up the great shows I'll be watching them:

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I made this pie for Thanksgiving last year, and a few times after that. It was yummy.. I loved it everyone I served it to loved it. I'm making it again this year and will probably make it every year. The only thing I did different was add an extra 1/2 to whole banana to the filling. I also like her show. People shouldn't give the recipe a bad rating just because they don't like the show. Get a life.

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I get a lot of recipes from here, but this is the first time I've ever rated and recipe and written a comment. I actually created an account just to comment on this pie.

I made this for a family get together, and it was the hit of the party! It was delicious. I made it exactly as the recipe stated, down to the crust and all. It was the best crust ever, the best filling, and the whipped cream topping just drove it on home. And although the filling was darker than normal, don't be put off - it was incredibly TASTY! Unfortunately there was none left to take home so I had to make another one just for me :

Also, I want to say that I love Aida's show. Every recipe that I've made from her has been great (and I'm pretty picky about food. I also like the question and answer segment of her program - since I'm a 48 year old beginner cook (always let my boyfriends do all the cooking many of her answers have helped me out. For all you out there who have been cooking for along time, there are some of us this information is helpful to. Please remember we all weren't born knowing how to cook.

Thanks Aida, and keep up the good work!

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I always make banana cream pie from a different recipe. I tried this one because of the brown sugar, which I adore bananas with dark brown sugar.

For those with a bit darker or off color pies. Get bananas within about 24 hours of making the pie. Buy the ones that still have a bit of green at the ends. Dip them in lemon juice or use fruit fresh then drain before placing them in your pie. This will keep them beautiful and bright.

For those with the 'crapitude', ya know no one ever told ya you would love everything about a TV channel. Just don't watch. Aida is ok, I have found a couple of things that her answers were not quite correct but hey no one is perfect. Just change the channel and move on.