Cherry Banana Cream Pie Recipe

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From Hanover, Ontario, Denise Elder shares this dreamy dessert. "The crunchy crust is spread with a rich butter layer, then topped with a fluffy filling flavored with banana, cherries and chocolate," she says. "Guests always tell me the pie reminds them of a banana split...and then ask for seconds.

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Cherry Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, divided
2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 60 wafers)
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
FILLING:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 large firm banana, thinly sliced
1/3 cup halved maraschino cherries
Whipped topping, chocolate curls and additional maraschino cherries

Directions

In a small saucepan, melt 1/2 cup of butter; stir in wafer crumbs. Press into a 9-in. pie plate. In a small bowl, cream the remaining butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Spread over crust.
In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add the sugar and cocoa; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in the walnuts, banana and maraschino cherries.
Spoon into crust. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Garnish with whipped topping, chocolate curls and cherries. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Originally published as Cherry Banana Cream Pie in Quick Cooking November/December 2001, p57