My husband and I first made this recipe back before Thanksgiving. We knew we wanted some kind of banana dessert but neither of us were really feeling the typical Banana Cream Pie or Banana Pudding recipe that everyone knows and loves. We were looking for something new but seemingly “safe”. Frugal is always nice as well. Which this pie certainly is. It was a hit at the family gathering. We will be making this for many years to come.
INGREDIENTS:
1- pre made pie crust
2- sliced bananas
1- 8 oz whipped cream container
1- can of sweetened condensed milk
Enough cocoa to sprinkle a dusting on top of pie
DIRECTIONS:
Fill large pot with water and submerge can of sweetened condensed milk. Bring to boil and let continue to boil for 3.5 hours. Add water as needed to keep can submerged. You will soon have Dulce de Leche.
Bake pie crust by following directions on packaging.
Spoon sweetened condensed milk from can, once cooled enough to hold, into pie crust. Add layer of whipped cream and then add a section of sliced bananas on top. Repeat until pie crust is filled.
Sprinkle how ever much cocoa your heart desires on top.
In all honesty we didn't feel like going to the store for cocoa the first time we made it and cocoa is not something we used to keep in the pantry so we just used a packet of hot chocolate to sprinkle on top when the pie was ready to go. We now keep cocoa stocked but there's a lot of times a simple substitution and way to keep from driving to the store for that one ingredient you don't happen to have. I love taking advantage of recipe substitutions. Simple right? Enjoy!
Do you have any simple pie recipes to share or some favorite substitutions? Feel free to leave them in the comments section.
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