121 Reviews of Granny's Banana Cream Pie

From: MizzNezz

On Jun 12, 2002

Wonderful!!! This pie filling will stand up to any I have ever tasted! Very easy to follow directions. I used bananas that were pretty ripe, so I only used two of them. The filling is very creamy, great homemade taste. I made whipped cream using heavy cream. It was fantastic!! This goes into my keepers file! Thanks NurseDi!!!

From: Sharlene~W

On Aug 2, 2006

I've made this pie a couple of times now. It goes together nicely, however I found the mixture a little too thick to just pour over the bananas. I didn't want gaps between the bananas so I mixed them in to custard and then poured mixture into pie crust. Nice Pie!

From: MssAditood

On Mar 30, 2004

Can I make my review for more than 5 stars? Yummy. This was an amazing pie and I don't usually eat nor make banana cream pie. I always go for the chocolate ones first. But the suggestion from Peggy Lynn (very heavily, I might add) was made for me to try it and boy am I glad that I did. The only changes that I made and it is only because of personal preference was to use half and half instead of milk, use a deep dish pie crust, double the recipe and make it in layers. Banana layer, cream layer, banana layer and finally cream layer. Then of course the whipped cream. (Can't forget the whipped cream) Oh my goodness. How rich and creamy this was. My husband couldn't wait to try it and it was still warm in the center but he didn't care and I must say that it didn't matter to me either. Thank you so much for such a wonderful recipe. It is one that I will make many many times.

From: mamadelogan

On Oct 2, 2009

The second top rated banana cream pie recipe is almost exactly the same but the amount of milk in the other recipe calls for 3 cups of milk were this recipe calls for 2. I have made both recipe and find that using 2 cups of milk instead of 3 taste and firms up better.This recipe is basic yet so delicate. If you don't cook the cream long enough its a soupy mess but if you cook it too long the cream is to stiff. This is were one has to use your cooking intuition but for those that are not there yet I found that cooking the mixture over medium heat stirring constantly for 9-10 minutes then proceeding with step 3 made a perfect filling. I hope this helps. Oh and of course whole milk works best (its a cream pie). Thanks for posting!

From: Bubz McGee

On May 2, 2008

I tried this recipe and also the recipe by Dejah # 37006. Dejah uses cornstarch and this recipe uses flour. I have to say that the cornstarch recipe tastes much better, and both have the same basic ingredients. This one has more reviews and its not bad, but the recipe by Dejah tasted better to me. thanks

From: Sunflower

On Jul 11, 2002

YUMMMMMMMY. This is so fantastic. Nothing better than made from scatch banana cream pie. The pudding mix versions can't hold a candle to this. So very creamy and luscious. I topped with real whipped cream. Heavenly. Thanks for a real treat.

From: skiingpeaches

On Feb 5, 2006

Terrific!! I made this for a dinner party and everyone loved it. The only thing I did that was different was that I added a handful of coconut on top of the bananas. I just love coconut!! Will make again!

From: **Tinkerbell**

On Dec 14, 2002

Wow! This was wonderful! I haven't made a cream pie in years, but when I found out Banana cream was my uncle's favorite and they were coming to town for Thanksgiving, I decided that i'd be making one for dessert. A couple weeks or so before the holiday I, my husband and our son went out for breakfast. We ended up bringing home a Marie Callendar's Banana Cream pie to test out and compare to this recipe. Well, forget it! This recipe blew it right out of the water! Not only was it easy (with the exception of an hour of constant stirring; i just pulled up a chair), but you just can't beat the fresh, homemade taste. Everyone raved about it! Thank you for this bananariffic keeper!

From: skunk galloway

On Oct 12, 2005

Very nice.....We cut into it too early.....was not "solid enough" and it fell apart like a pudding. The leftovers this morning look perfectly set. Needs time in the fridge to "set". However, despite our impatience, it was delicious nonetheless! We used real whipping cream and added some vanilla to the custard. mmmmmmm!

From: sinthia lovely

On Jan 26, 2004

My daughter made this for her father for his birhtday. We doubled the filling and put it in a 9x13 pan with a crumb crust. Devine! Be very careful to keep the heat low and stir constantly.