I usually change recipes to make them a little easier or to work with what I have already in the kitchen, but since I had all the ingredients and plenty of time today I decided to follow this recipe to a T….BIG mistake! There are several modifications that I would have made if I could do it over. So I’m going to give you the original recipe and tell you how I would change it so you can decided for yourself how you want to make it! The pie did turn out good & we loved it, but I think it would have been better.
You Will Need:
-1 box Nilla wafers
-3 bananas
Crust:
-30 crushed wafers
-1/2 cup melted butter
Pudding: (Instead of making the pudding I would have used a box of Jell-O vanilla pudding)
-3/4 cup sugar
-1/3 cup flour
-2 eggs
-4 egg yolks
-2 cups milk
-2 teaspoons vanilla
Whipped Topping: (I would have used a tub of Cool Whip)
-1 cup heavy cream
-1/4 cup powdered sugar
-1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
-In a medium bowl mix together crushed wafers and melted butter
-Press the mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9inch pie plate
-Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes
-In a medium saucepan combine sugar, flour, eggs, yolks, and milk
-Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until a thick pudding mixture forms. The pudding will make soft peaks when the whisk is lifted
-Remove from heat and stir in vanilla
-Pour into a medium bowl, cover, and refrigerate until completely cooled
***As stated earlier, it would be much easier to use Jell-O instant vanilla pudding
-In a medium bowl whip cream on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
-Slowly add in sugar and vanilla and continue to beat until thick and stiff
***A tub of Cool Whip is much easier
-Cut the bananas into thin slices and assemble them on top of the crust
-Cover the bananas with pudding
-Top the pudding with wafers
-Cover wafers with pudding
-Top the pudding with banana slices
-Cover with the remainder pudding
-Garnish with wafers
-Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, overnight is best.
Raising Rowletts 