Chocolate Enhanced Banana Pudding Pie
Instructions
1. Melt 1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips in a double boiler (or in a saucepan), stirring constantly until melted. 2. Spread the melted chocolate on the bottom of the baked pie crust.
3. You can also coat the sides, as well. Be sure to spread only a small amount at a time, to insure that the coating of chocolate is not too thick; otherwise, it will be difficult to serve and difficult to eat!
4. Set the chocolate-coated crust aside. Now, make make your pudding.
5. Empty a small package of instant banana cream or vanilla flavored pudding mix into a large mixing bowl.
6. Add 2 cups of milk, as instructed on the box.
7. Mix thoroughly with a mixer for about 2 minutes.
8. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 4 hours.
9. Cover the cooled coated pie crust with aluminum foil and refrigerate it for 4 hours also.
10. When ready to assemble your banana pudding pie, remove the crust and pudding from the refrigerator.
11. Place a single row of vanilla wafers on end around the circumference of the pie crust, and also cover the bottom of the pie crust with a singe layer of wafers.
12. Now, cover the layer of wafers with about 1/2 of the pudding mixture.
13. Next, place sliced bananas in a single layer on top of the pudding layer.
14. Top the pie with the remainder of the pudding.
15. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 4 hours.
16. When ready to serve, use a knife to cut down through the crust. This will be hard to do if the chocolate layer is thick. Remove a wedge of pie to a nice serving dish. Squirt a nice dollop of Reddi-Wip on top, and then add a stemmed maraschino cherry as the finishing touch. !
