Pumpkin Banana Meringue Pie

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I don't feel as though the banana and pumpkin complemented each other very well. The banana flavor overpowered what little pumpkin flavor there was. I also eliminated the meringue subbing out for kahlua whipped cream ( a good idea in my opinion, kahlua whipped cream is ALWAYS GOOD! : . I will be returning to classic pumpkin pie in the future. I did try to keep an open mind on this one, but it didn't hold up to my family's expectations...

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I did not use sugar pumpkins, I used one can (15 oz can of pumpkin puree. I also used a graham cracker crust instead of his pie dough. The only thing I would change in the recipe is cut the bananas back to 4 - it really tasted more like banana than pumpkin which is not bad, but I would have liked more of a balance between the two.

I wonder if the people who had bad results with fresh pumpkin used the right kind of pumpkins.

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After looking at all the reviews i was extremely hesitant to try it and almost backed out. I never really like to read reviews at all because everyone elses opinion is really different then mine.. so i decided to give it a try anyway just to find out for myself. a couple things might have been my fault while making it, i used a blender instead of a food processor because i don't own one. and i had way to much filling for the blender so i took a little out in order to fit the last banana in which in the end made different parts of the pie taste better then others. that is the only flaw in the pie that i found and i think it was my lack of culinary skills that made it that way. My family of 7 all loved it. i mentioned all these negative comments to my sister and she couldn't believe that anyone wouldn't have liked it. And knowing how picky of an eater she is, that is proof enough to me right there that this pie was delicious.

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I saw this on the show and thought this looked fun to make for the holidays. Well with much disappointment it tastes horrible. I made 2 pies this one and another one. I did not tell my family the name of this one or the other and made them judge. They said this one tasted like it had vingear in it or burnt potatoe skins in it. It was horrible tasting. the good thing what I like the crust was easy ti make and I might use the crust recipe for a pie.

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I started with the pumpkins and they never did cook soooo, I used canned pumpkin and mixed it with the spices and bananas, etc. Cooked it in a Pillsbury piecrust. Looked good when done. Made the meringue. Looked beautiful... until the meringue began seeping clear liquid all over the place, eventually soaking the bottom of the crust. What a mess. Then, the taste. Terrible. No hint of banana. Grainy and tasteless. Major disappointment.

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I also ended up with way to much filing. After reading some of the comments I added a pinch more of the spices and a quarter cup of brown sugar just to be safe but overall I thought the whole thing just tasted way too much of the banana; even the meringue took on the banana flavor. One of the other reviewers talked about more precise measurements of the pumpkin and I think that would have helped a lot.

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My husband LOVED this pie! It was VERY easy to put together and it had a nice flavor that was a good change from regular old pumpkin pie. I am not a huge fan of banana...it's actually one of the only things I don't eat and I ate some! It has a nice rich flavor. Next time I will cut back on the sugar b/c the roasting made it a bit too sweet for our taste buds. I used one of those roll out Pillsbury crusts b/c I was in a rush and just did a whipped cream topping. We loved it and will definitely make it again. The only reason I am giving it a 4 star is for the slight changes we will be making next time we make it. And we'll definitely be making this again! My almost one year old also loved it!

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I was excited about making this pie because it sounded like a nice way to enjoy pumpkin pie with a twist. Boy was this a mistake. No only did it not taste good, the recipe was filled with incomplete and wrong directions. I don't think I'll try to make anything Tyler recommends again. If you can't get a simple recipe for pumkin pie right, how are you going to take me through a difficult recipe. I'm very sadly disappointed.

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OK, everyone, calm down. Agreed, this is a "different" pie and it is not for those expecting a syrupy-sweet dessert. I think some of the negative reviews might have an explanation, however. First, the recipe calls for sugar pumpkins. These are VERY different from pumpkins you usually find sold in stores, even around the holidays. I'm thinking that some of the naysayers might have bought a pumpkin they THOUGHT was a sugar pumpkin, but it wasn't. They are hard to find; I grow my own. If you used ANYTHING but a REAL sugar pumpkin this recipe will SUCK. Second, I think that if the recipe provided comparable amounts of the amounts of banana and pumpkin required, i.e., say, 15 oz. each of pumpkin and banana, this would have helped everyone out. If you just throw six bananas into a food processor with two whatever-kind of pumpkin flesh, you will probably go WAY over the required amount for this recipe. If you know how much you need for a standard pie (HINT: It's 5 cups MAX - that includes every single ingredient in the filling you will do much better with this recipe. Third, I doubt that most of the negatives used fresh nutmeg. It REALLY makes a difference in taste. Most people own nutmeg they've had since the Reagn administration and if you used that in this recipe, it explains a lot about your results. And the bananas do best if really ripe, not "green" or with perfectly lemon-yellow skins.

The meringue was fine but I added vanilla extract. I agree with the reviewer who said they would substitute whipped cream with an additive like a liqueur of some kind. But again, don't buy Cool Whip and add some Kahlua. Buy the heavy cream and do it right if you are going this route.

I found that the crust was too thick and might work on adjusting the ingredients to get it so it rolls out thinner without waste.

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For the person who said this is only for connoisseurs, learn how to spell connoisseurs and sit on your ego.!

My mom said it best. If you did not know what was in this pie, you would think that it was spoiled.

Man did this stink. 6 bananas was way too much. The texture was ok, but the measuring as from what I understand with most of Tyler's recipes were out of whack.

Never again.