Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares, chopped
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 3 eggs, separated (reserve whites for meringue)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 12 teaspoon banana extract
  • 3 bananas, sliced
  • 1 baked & cooled 9 inch pie shell
  • 3 egg whites
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 14 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 6 tablespoons sugar

Method

  • Bake & cool 9" pie crust.
  • Set aside.
  • In medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt; gradually stir in milk.
  • Add chocolate.
  • Cook and stir over medium heat till bubbly and slightly thickened.
  • Continue to cook, stirring constantly 2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir small amount of the hot mixture into the yolks; immediately return to hot mixture and cook 2 more minutes, stir contanstly.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in vanilla paste, banana extract and butter.
  • Peel and slice bananas into cooled pie shell.
  • Pour cooked mixture over bananas.
  • Make meringue: beat egg whites with vanilla & cream of tarter till soft peaks form.
  • Gradually add sugar until stiff and glossy peaks form and all the sugar is dissolved.
  • Spread meringue over hot filling, sealing to edge of pastry.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or till meringue is golden brown.
  • Cool.