Moviehole-katietreasures: Super Easy Banana Cream Pie

Have I told you yet how much Mr. Bill loves pie?

When he got an unfortunate diagnosis a year or so back, (nothing serious) and had to loose weight, he grieved (whined, tantrumed) a lot for pie!!!!
It was January for heaven's sake.
Thanksgiving (Pie Fest in our family) was 11 months away.

I reassured him that if he did the hard work and lost the weight it would be okay to have a small piece of pie now and then.

He did the very hard work and lost the a whopping 45lbs. I am very proud of him.

His birthday is a special occasion and instead of cake he wanted

Banana Cream Pie.

My Sis -in-law has a fantastic banana pudding recipe. I decided to use that filling for our pie. Sans the vanilla wafers.

Super Easy Banana Cream Pie

1 graham cracker pie crust

3 1/2 to 4 bananas

1 lg. pkg vanilla instant pudding

1 can sweetened condensed milk (I use Eagle Brand.)

2 cups ice cold milk

1 cup whipped cream for the filling

Mix together pudding mix, milk and Eagle Brand in a bowl. Add bananas. Pour into a pie shell and refrigerate for several hours.

"Frost" with additional whipped cream.
Garnish with extra bananas, if desired.

I have done this two ways. I have used Cool Whip and I have made my own whipped cream.

Either way is fine.

But...
In comparison you can see the Cool Whip Pie looks a little shiny.

The whipped cream was harder to decorate with but looks better and tastes better.

I made it while I was in Colorado.
I had fun poking around the cabin looking for the best props for the photo. I totally love these mid-century plates with the Formica counter.

In Colorado

with my dear brother and his fam.

I think they liked it.

You could also make your own from scratch vanilla pudding. I just don't do well standing at the stove for an hour stirring pudding only to have it not set. :\