Brown Sugar Banana Cream Pie

Instructions

For the crust:

1. In a 9 inch pie dish, combine the crust ingredients with a fork until well combined. Use your hand or a spoon to spread the crust into the dish, pressing it up the sides and onto the bottom.
2. If you choose to bake it, preheat oven to 375F and bake for about 7 minutes or until slightly brown. Otherwise chill for 1-2 hours before adding the filling.

For the Filling:

1. Combine milk and the brown sugar in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat. Stir together and heat until simmering.
2. Whisk egg yolks and corn starch together in a medium sized bowl or glass measuring cup. Slowly pour about half of the milk mixture into it with one hand while whisking with the other until combined.
3. Pour the egg mixture back into the pot with the rest of milk.
   Stir constantly until very thick and bubbling like lava.
4. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and butter.
5. Spread sliced bananas on the bottom of the crust. I put two bananas into the pie and then sliced one for the topping. You could do that or put them all inside.
6. Top with the pudding mixture and cover with plastic wrap.
   Chill overnight or for several hours until set.
7. Whip cream to stiff peaks and spread on top of the chilled pudding. Garnish with banana slices and more graham cracker crumbs if desired.