Black-Bottom Banana Cream Pie

Name: Black-Bottom Banana Cream Pie
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups fine graham cracker crumbs (about 7 ounces); 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 4 large egg yolks; 2 1/2 cups milk; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; 3 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 3 medium bananas, sliced 1/2 inch thick; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; Chocolate shavings, for garnish

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"Valeri Lucks, the co-owner and self-titled "chief people wrangler" and "pie master" at Milwaukee's Honeypie Cafe, says this pie marries two of her best-selling pies: chocolate cream and banana cream...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 cups fine graham cracker crumbs (about 7 ounces)

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1/2 cup sugar

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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

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1/2 cup granulated sugar

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1/4 cup cornstarch

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4 large egg yolks

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2 1/2 cups milk

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2 tablespoons unsalted butter

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1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

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3 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

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3 medium bananas, sliced 1/2 inch thick

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1 1/2 cups heavy cream

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2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

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Chocolate shavings, for garnish

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