Cocoa Puffs Banana Cream Pie Recipe 435

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In food processor or blender, place the 2 1/2 cups cereal. Cover; process until cereal is finely crushed. With processor running, pour melted butter into bowl through feed tube; process until just combined. Lightly press crumb mixture in bottom and up side of ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake 8 minutes; cool completely on cooling rack, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping.
• Arrange banana slices evenly in bottom of crust; top with pudding mixture. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Serve with toppings. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In food processor or blender, place the 2 1/2 cups cereal. Cover; process until cereal is finely crushed. With processor running, pour melted butter into bowl through feed tube; process until just combined. Lightly press crumb mixture in bottom and up side of ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake 8 minutes; cool completely on cooling rack, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping. Arrange banana slices evenly in bottom of crust; top with pudding mixture. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Serve with toppings. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

Steps:

• Prepare and bake 9-inch pie shell; set aside to cool. In a medium saucepan, add milk and vanilla. If you are using a vanilla bean, scrape well and add to pot, along with empty bean (you will remove this later). In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt; If you used a vanilla bean, you may now remove it. Gradually stir in the scalded milk, whisking constantly. Cook until thickened over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cooking times will vary, depending on your stove top. Once mixture thickens, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, separate your eggs. In a small bowl, lightly beat the 3 egg yolks; DO NOT ADD to the saucepan yet, you will need to temper the egg yolks first! To do so, add the hot mixture a little at a time, stirring continuously (start out by adding a tablespoon at a time) and once you have added enough of the mixture to slowly bring the temperature of your egg yolks up, you may add the yolks to the saucepan. Continue to cook for one minute longer, stirring constantly. Your mixture should look about the same thickness as this, and should be able to easily coat the back of a spoon without dripping off. Remove saucepan from heat and blend in the butter. Set aside and allow to cool until lukewarm; your mixture will continue to thicken as it cools. When custard is cooled: slice bananas and layer in pie shell. Pour custard over bananas. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours, or until custard is set. Top as desired. * Whole milk is recommended; if you are using anything less (1-2%) I suggest substituting a portion of it with heavy cream to obtain the necessary consistency for the custard.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt. Add milk in gradually while stirring gently. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly. Keep stirring and cook for about 2 more minutes, and then remove from the burner.
• Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes; remember to keep stirring. Remove the mixture from the stove, and add butter and vanilla. Stir until the whole thing has a smooth consistency.
• Slice bananas into the cooled baked pastry shell. Top with pudding mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Chill for an hour.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix flour, cocoa and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add cold coffee, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until set, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until edges are browned, about 5 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For decorations, in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Transfer to pastry bag with a small round tip. Pipe designs over a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze until set, about 5 minutes., For filling, mix mascarpone cheese and Nutella until blended; spread into crust. Top with bananas., In another bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add pudding mix; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread or pipe with a large star tip over bananas. Sprinkle with hazelnuts. Top with chocolate decorations.

Steps:

• Prepare pastry shell; cool.
• In medium saucepan, stir together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt.
• Gradually stir in milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Boil 1 minutes; remove from heat.
• Gradually stir about half of the hot filling into yolks.
• Return all to saucepan; bring to gentle boil.
• Cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.
• Pour into pastry shell.
• Press plastic wrap directly onto surface.
• Cool.
• Refrigerate until set.
• Garnish with whipped cream and strawberries, if desired.