Saturday, November 6, 2010

Banana Cream Pie
a la Rachel Vega

8 oz container whipped cream (or make your own, see below)
2 (3.5 oz) packages instant vanilla pudding
2 c cold milk
1/2 t cinnamon
1-3 bananas, sliced
oreo pie crust (or make your own! see below)

Combine pudding, milk and cinnamon in bowl and whisk for 1 minute. Fold in whip cream until combined. Place bananas along bottom and sides of crust. Pour and smooth the pudding on top. Chill for several hours.
Note: the recipe called for 1 banana, but I thought it needed more.

Oreo Crust
In a food processor, crush 22 oreos, cream and all, until it's fine crumbs. Add 3 T melted butter and pulse until combined. Dump into pie pan and press into bottom and sides. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes and cool. I stuck mine in the freezer and it was cool by the time I was done with the filling.

Whipped Cream
Whip up 1 pint container of heavy whipping cream with a little powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.

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