Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie

This pie is so good. So good that my brothers asked that I leave the leftovers for them after stuffing our bellies full on Thanksgiving day.

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Once again, I found this recipe on our cousins' blog. They've got some killer recipes over there--go check it out!

Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie

2 ready-made crusts, Oreo or Chocolate Graham*

1 small instant vanilla pudding mix

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 c. cold water

3 c. whipping cream, divided

1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 tbsp. butter

2 tsp. vanilla, divided

1/3 c. powdered sugar

Chocolate curls

Bananas

Ganache: In a saucepan, heat 1 c. whipping cream with 1 tbsp. butter. Heat until it's hot but not boiling. Add 1 c. semi-sweet chips and 1 tsp. vanilla. Stir till smooth. Divide into two crusts and chill for 30 minutes.

Pudding mixture: Mix together pudding mix, water, and sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Put into fridge to set up (5-10 min). Whip 1 c. whipping cream until soft peaks form. Gently stir into pudding mixture.

Arrange thin slices of banana on the ganache and top with pudding mixture.

Beat remaining 1 c. whipped cream, 1/3 c. powdered sugar, and 1 tsp. vanilla until stiff. Spread on top and save some to spoon mounds around the edge. Top with chocolate curls and enjoy!

*For a homemade crust:

Place 30 oreos in a ziplock bag. Crush oreos, cream included, with a rolling pin until fine. Place 7 T softened butter in ziplock and combine. Empty oreo pieces into pie tin and press in tin until crust is formed.