Banana Cream Pie (Max & Erma's Copycat)

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 12 ounces vanilla instant pudding mix
• 3 bananas, sliced 1/4 thick
• 2 prepared vanilla wafer pie crusts
• 1 (15 ounce) can whipped cream (for topping)
• chocolate syrup (for topping)
• 1 banana, sliced (for garnish)

Directions

1. 1

   Yes, you are going to have to split a package of vanilla pudding mix. This means that you will need a kitchen scale.

2. 2

   Place the cream and half & half in a bowl, add the instant pudding mix.

3. 3

   With an electric mixer, whip on low speed for 1 minute until combined scraping sides. Just get it all mixed in, it will start to thicken a little.

4. 4

   Whip on medium speed for just a minute or so longer until it thickens a bit more.

5. 5

   Then power it up to high for a minute or so more. Be careful not to overmix. My first attempt yielded a deflated filling because I overmixed. You want it to come out the consistency of mousse.

6. 6

   Place a layer of sliced bananas in the pie shells.

7. 7

   Spoon some filling over the bananas and smooth to the edges of the shells. Don't lay it on too thick, we want to get 3 layers out of the filling.This stuff is thick and will try to pull up the bananas, so be patient.

8. 8

   Add two more layers of banana slices and filling.

9. 9

   Top with whipped cream, drizzle with chocolate sauce, and garnish with banana slices.