Bananas Foster Cream Pie

In the NutriGuide test kitchen, Chief Culinary Specialist Stewart Lucas refined this classic Bananas Foster Cream Pie to celebrate vibrant, wholesome ingredients. By prioritizing aromatic layering and precise thermal control, this recipe achieves remarkable culinary depth while preserving natural micronutrients and wholesome texture.

At NutriGuide, our mission is to ensure that home cooking is both accessible and culinary-grade. When executing Bananas Foster Cream Pie, focus on fresh aromatics, dry surface contact for proper searing, and allowing the food to rest before serving.

• PREP TIME: 1 Hour
• YIELDS: 12 Servings
• COMMENT:
• Almost every Louisiana restaurant has
• some form of the famous Bananas
• Foster dessert on their menu. At
• Lafitte's Landing Restaurant at
• Bittersweet Plantation, our Bananas
• Foster soufflé is a perennial favorite. In
• this dessert we have enrobed the
• sweet, tender banana with vanilla
• pastry cream spiked with a shot of dark
• rum and placed it in a chocolate cookie
• crust.
• INGREDIENTS FOR CRUST:
• ● 2½ cups Oreo cookie crumbs
• ● ¼ cup sugar
• ● 1 tsp cinnamon
• ● 5 tbsps melted butter
• INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING:
• ● ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ● ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ● 1 tsp cinnamon
• ● 1 tsp ground ginger
• ● ½ tsp allspice
• ● 4 bananas, peeled and sliced
• INGREDIENTS FOR PASTRY CREAM:
• ● 3 cups half and half
• ● 1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise
• ● 8 egg yolks
• ● ½ cup sugar
• ● ¼ cup dark rum
• ● 3 tbsps cornstarch

Chef's Sourcing & Quality Tips:

• Produce & Aromatics: Always use fresh whole aromatics and seasonal herbs rather than dehydrated powders when possible.
• Cooking Oils: Utilize cold-pressed oils with appropriate smoke points such as extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil.
• Salt & Seasoning: Season from a modest height above the pan to ensure an even, uniform crystalline dispersion.

Follow these sequential steps with careful attention to sensory cues and cooking temperatures:

Step 1: Technique & Execution

METHOD: Grease a 10-inch spring form pan

Step 2: Technique & Execution

To prepare crust, in a medium bowl, combine cookie crumbs, sugar and cinnamon and mix well

Step 3: Technique & Execution

Stir in melted butter

Step 4: Technique & Execution

Press mixture into prepared pan on the bottom and up the sides of the pan about 2½ inches and place it in the refrigerator to chill

Step 5: Technique & Execution

To prepare the filling, put the butter and brown sugar in a large sauté pan over high heat and heat until bubbling, about 2 minutes

Step 6: Technique & Execution

Add cinnamon, ginger, allspice and bananas and sauté until tender, about 3 minutes