Banana Cream Pie with Peanuts and Chocolate Recipe

I'm pleased to share my honeycrisp apple pandowdy with you today after hinting at it all week. You've probably noticed, but I'm in full autumn mode. Don't hate me, but I love making these cosy meals and using up all the luscious September apples.

Ingredient

CRUST – 6 ounces chocolate wafers about 28 cookie – 1/2 cup roasted peanuts – 4 tablespoons butter melted – 2 tablespoons honey CREAM PIE – 1/2 cup granulated sugar – 2 tablespoons flour – 2 tablespoons cornstarch – 1/4 teaspoon salt – 4 egg yolk – 1 vanilla bean seeds removed – 3 cups whole milk – 4 tablespoons butter cubed TOPPING – 3 cups heavy whipping cream – 4 ounces dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate melted + cooled – 2-3 firm but ripe bananas, sliced – chopped peanuts CHOCOLATE SHELL (OPTIONAL) – 3.5 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate – 1 tablespoon coconut oil

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Crust Pulse chocolate wafers, peanuts, melted butter, and honey in a food processor until blended. Press mixture into a 9-inch pie dish bottom and sides.

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Cream pie filling Stir sugar, flour, cornflour, and salt in a medium sauce pan. Whisk egg yolks until smooth. Whisk in milk until blended. Put vanilla bean seeds.

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Heat the pan on medium-high. Boil the mixture slowly. Stir constantly until the mixture thickens and becomes pudding-like, 8 minutes.

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Remove from heat and add butter after thickening. Fill the pie crust with pudding. Chill at least 4 hours under plastic wrap.

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TOPPING Whisk cream until firm peaks form with an electric mixer. Take 1/3 of the whipped cream and put it in another bowl. 

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Pour melted chocolate into the remaining 2/3 whipped cream and gently whisk until thoroughly mixed. Remove the pie from the fridge and add banana slices.

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Add one layer of chocolate cream and the final dollop of whipped cream. Drip with chocolate shell (see below) and sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Slice and serve!

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Chocolate Shell Melt chocolate and coconut oil until smooth. Let pie cool 10 minutes before drizzling.

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Honeycrisp Apple Pandowdy Recipe 

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