Pumpkin Banana Meringue Pie

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The taste of this pie was OK, but not great. I'd much rather have just a pumpkin pie or just a banana cream pie. Some people may like the flavors combined, but it wasn't my favorite.
The worst part about the recipe directions is saying that it may take 7 minutes for the meringue to brown under the broiler. Are you nuts? My husband is the one that made this pie. When he said 7 minutes under a HIGH broil setting, I told him he better watch it closely. Needless to say, he had more faith in Tyler than I did, so he ended up with burnt meringue.
Would you beilieve he threw the pies out, and made two more with good meringues? People still were not too crazy about the pies. I think you can ditch this recipe.

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I love Tyler Florence but he needs to give his head a shake over this recipe. It's beyond terrible. I know I followed it very carefully too but it was a disaster. I took dessert to friends' house for Christmas. Thankfully this wasn't the only pie I made because it was awful. The crust was heavenly on the edges but soggy goo on the bottom which we discovered when we dumped it over into the garbage can! The filling was a big, heavy blob of nasty tasting grayish pumpkin stuff. Fortunately it became a joke at our holiday get together and will probably provide laughs for future holiday gatherings.

While we were marveling and laughing about this disaster, someone said, "Did you read the reviews online before you made it?" No. Didn't think to do that. So we pulled it up online just to see - perhaps I had made it wrong. Nope. The reviews tell it all. Learned my lesson!

Try again Tyler! Love you but I'd yank this recipe from the site.

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I made this Thanksgiving everyone loved it.I changed it a bit so it was easier.I used 3 cups of canned pumpkin instead of the sugar pumpkin.I only pre-cooked the banana's not the pumpkin.I added all the spices for a regular pumpkin pie,ginger,cloves,cinnamon and nutmeg.I used a Pillsbury pie shell.Pre-bake the shell a little so it isn't still doughy.bake the meringue until lightly brown instead of using the broiler.The only change I would make from how I did it would be to use maybe less pumpkin, I had enough left over for half a pie.

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Bananas totally go with pumkin who would of thought of that (Tyler did

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Recipe made more than enough to fill the pie shell; however, it was impossible to find anything good to say about the taste. The pie was gray, tasted like mush, and had way too many bananas. It ended up in the compost pile and the bears and squirrels took several days to eat it...they must have been starving. It might even make a decent black bear repellent. I usually like Tyler's recipes, but this one was the biggest disappointment ever. I didn't even waste time making the meringue.

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This was by far the most disgusting pie I have EVER made. The consistency was horrible, the crust was mush and the flavor- just gross. I was making it for a special dinner and ended up throwing it out! HORRIBLE!

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I make pies all the time and people love to eat them. This was the worst pie I have ever made. I followed the recipe exactly and ended up with a pie that was horrible. First of all, you have to pre-bake the crust. I knew I should, but the recipe did not call for it and I didn't. My usually flaky crust was mush. However, that was actually one of the best tasting parts. That and the meringue. The filling was horrible. Instead of the smooth consistency you get with canned pumpkin, I ended up with a lot more texture than expected. That was despite the fact that I went through it with my bare hands and picked out all bits that were not processed. The taste of the pie was horrific. It was a mixture of baby food meets the bland fairy. Pumpkin and banana do not go together. YUCK!!! I took one bite of the pie and instructed my guests, who were all being polite, to dump the pie in the trash. They did so with considerable haste. Thank God I had make a Maple Pumpkin pie that was phenomenal. Do not make this pie!!

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Less than 24 hours after coming out of the oven, this pie has landed in my plumbing - via the garbage disposal!
After seeing Tyler's show, this sounded like the best recipe ever. After receiving a sugar pumpkin in my weekly CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture box, what else would I have used it for? First of all, my initial excitement almost came to a halt after reading the abudance of 1 star reviews, but again what else was I going to do with the pumpkin? I scaled down the labor with a graham cracker crust and whipped cream and this was still a complete waste of time. Come to think of it, the crust and whipped cream were the tastiest part of the pie. I even took the advice of fellow reviewers and used 4 small bananas, yet the baby food results were most unfortunate. THERE IS REALLY NO REASON TO USE FRESH PUMPKINS - WHEN THERE IS LIBBY'S!!!! Bananas and pumpkin together will not be any part of my future cooking experiences. Glad this was only a party of 5.

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I made this pie for thanksgiving what a mistake I cut back the bananas which should be totally eliminated! I also had to bake it much long than recommended. The only thing we liked was the merigue topping. I actually threw the pie away because I knew no one in my family would eat the rest of the pie. Also, this is the first review I ever posted because I was so disappointed in this recipe!

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I made this pie for Thanksgiving (although I used my own crust recipe & omitted the meringue. No one like it - it ended up in the trash. I tried it again, but left out the bananas and used a graham cracker crust. NOW it's a good pumpkin pie. The consistency was super was a bit lo-sugar, but my family prefers it that way. Just eave the bananas out!