Banana Cream Pie With Chocolate

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 9 inch pie shell, unbaked
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely grated
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups light cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large bananas, ripe
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon chocolate-flavored liqueur (optional)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• fresh nutmeg, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees .
• 2 put the pie shell on a cookie sheet and scatter the chocolate in the shell.
• 3 to make the custard, mix together the eggs, sugar, cream, and vanilla .
• 4 pour into the pastry shell and carefully put it in the oven .
• 5 bake until the custard is nearly set in the middle, about 40 minutes .
• 6 let the custard cool, then cover and chill .
• 7 right before serving, peel and slice the bananas, and toss them with the orange juice and chocolate liqueur .
• 8 spread the slices on the custard .
• 9 whip the heavy cream, sweeten it with confectioner's sugar, and flavor with vanilla .
• 10 spread the cream over the bananas, dust with .
• 11 nutmeg, and chill until serving time .
• 12 don't let the completed pie wait long .