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The Ultimate Chocolate Coconut Banana Cream Pie

Looking for a dessert that combines nostalgia with a modern twist? This chocolate, banana and coconut combination is simply pie heaven!

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups (625mL) HEWITT'S - milk
  • 2/3 cups (150mL) granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup (75mL) cornstarch
  • 2 egg yolk, beaten
  • 2 tbsp (30mL) GAY LEA - Salted Butter
  • 1 tbsp (15mL) vanilla extract
  • 3 banana, thinly sliced
  • 1 (225g) GAY LEA - Coconut Whipped Topping
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 cup (175mL) GAY LEA - Salted Butter, cold and cubed
  • 1/2 tsp (2mL) salt
  • 1/4 cup (50mL) flaked sweetened coconut
  • 1/3 cup (75mL) granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup (75mL) cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups (375mL) all purpose flour

Instructions

Crust
  1. Pulse flour with cocoa, sugar, coconut and salt in a food processor. Pulse in butter until finely crumbed. Whisk egg yolk with 2 tbsp (30 mL) ice water; pulse into flour mixture until it clumps together.
  2. Press dough evenly into the bottom and 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) up the sides of a 10-inch (25 cm) springform pan. Prick with a fork. Freeze for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Bake, on a lower rack, for 15 minutes or until set. Cool to room temperature.
Filling
  1. Whisk milk with sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan set over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring often, until thickened. Whisk some of the hot milk mixture into egg yolks. Whisk back into remaining milk. Cook, whisking, for 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.
  2. Line cooled shell with bananas. Pour hot filling over top to cover bananas completely. Cool to room temperature; chill for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days. Just before serving, remove ring and arrange on serving platter. Pipe coconut whipped cream to cover custard completely and garnish with toasted coconut.
  • To make individual pies
  • Divide dough between eight, 5-inch (12-cm) mini pie plates or foil pot-pie pans; pressing evenly into bottom and up sides.
  • Arrange on a baking sheet; bake for 15 minutes.
  • Cool to room temperature.
  • Divide bananas and custard between the cooled shells.
  • Chill until set.
  • Garnish with whipped cream and toasted coconut.
Photo of - The Ultimate Chocolate Coconut Banana Cream Pie

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups (625mL) HEWITT'S - milk
  • 2/3 cups (150mL) granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup (75mL) cornstarch
  • 2 egg yolk, beaten
  • 2 tbsp (30mL) GAY LEA - Salted Butter
  • 1 tbsp (15mL) vanilla extract
  • 3 banana, thinly sliced
  • 1 (225g) GAY LEA - Coconut Whipped Topping
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 cup (175mL) GAY LEA - Salted Butter, cold and cubed
  • 1/2 tsp (2mL) salt
  • 1/4 cup (50mL) flaked sweetened coconut
  • 1/3 cup (75mL) granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup (75mL) cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups (375mL) all purpose flour