Chocolate Banana Cream Pie

Recipe provided courtesy of Taste of Home magazine.  Find more great recipes at www.tasteofhome.com

I have three daughters, and this is their favorite pie to help make and to eat.  Most of the time, we make two pies so there’s enough for seconds.

                Lynn McAllister                                                                                                Mt. Ulla, North Carolina

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie

1 ¼ cups sugar

1/3 cup cornstarch

1/3 cup baking cocoa

¼ tsp. salt

3 cups milk

3 Tbsp. butter

1 ½ tsp. vanilla

1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked

2 medium firm bananas, sliced

1 cup whipped topping

Chocolate curls and additional sliced bananas, optional

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, salt and milk until smooth.  Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.  Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla.

Pour half of the filling into pastry shell.  Top with sliced bananas and remaining filling.  Refrigerate for 3-4 hours.

Garnish with whipped topping.  Decorate with chocolate curls and additional bananas if desired.

6-8 servings

(Recipe for Chocolate Banana Cream Pie was on www.tasteofhome.com)