{"id":65976,"date":"2024-08-17T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ambitiouskitchen.com\/?p=65976"},"modified":"2024-08-18T08:04:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T13:04:48","slug":"banana-cream-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambitiouskitchen.com\/banana-cream-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s Best Banana Cream Pie (with peanut butter cookie crust!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world’s best banana cream pie with a peanut butter cookie crust and a homemade whipped cream topping. This easy banana cream pie recipe is made without boxed pudding and is delicious topped with chocolate curls, toasted coconut, and anything else your heart desires. The perfect dessert for the holidays!<\/em><\/p>\n

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I originally made this gorgeous pie for Thanksgiving 3 years ago, but I say, why not make a creamy chilled pie in the summer?! If you’ve made any of my pie recipes in the past (my dutch apple<\/a> is a must for this fall) you know that I don’t mess around when it comes to an incredible homemade pie.<\/p>\n

This is truly the most amazing banana cream pie<\/strong> recipe you’ll ever make. It’s deliciously rich, perfectly sweet, and has a peanut butter cookie crust that is everything you need and more. I know making a chilled pie like this can seem intimidating, but trust me when I say it’s WAY easier to make than you think! Check out Episode 2 of my YouTube series, Good Mood Comfort Food HERE<\/a> to see how it’s done.<\/p>\n

Surprise friends and family for birthdays, holidays, and “just because” with a dessert that’s guaranteed to turn heads and draw people in for seconds!<\/p>\n

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What is banana cream pie?<\/h2>\n

If you’ve never had banana cream pie before OMG get ready to fall in love. Old-fashioned banana cream pie is basically a buttery pie crust layered with fresh bananas, a thick vanilla pudding\/custard mixture, and topped with whipped cream. There aren’t actually any banans in the filling!<\/p>\n

My world’s best banana cream pie recipe jazzes up the traditional version by using an epic peanut butter cookie crust. Plus, we’re skipping the boxed pudding often found in the middle and making our own vanilla filling. SO GOOD.<\/p>\n

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Tools you’ll need<\/h2>\n

Making banana cream pie from scratch is a bit of an art and science, so you’ll need the right tools:<\/p>\n