Banana Cream Pie with Chocolate-Chip-Cookie Crust (via epicurious + savory sweet life) | Pie Month

This is the 6th entry in our Month of Pie. Pie Month is a celebration of things we love. Because life is hard, and there should always be more pie. Have a look at the other entries. Really. 

Pie #1 - Lemon Cream Icebox Pie

Pie #2 - Malted Crisp Tart

Pie #3 - Apple Green-Chili Pie with Cheddar Crust and Walnut Streusel

Pie #4 - Peanut Butter Cream Pie with Chocolate Whipped Cream

Pie #5 - Butterscotch Cream Pie with Gingersnap Crust and Cashew Brittle

I’m live blogging while I taste this pie. Let's taste this pie together, kids.

It’s the chocolate curls that get me first. A vegetable peeler taken to a bar of 70% Bittersweet Scharffen Berger. I pinch a bit off the top to taste. Easy, fast, pretty, and barely sweet.


The knife goes easy into the pie. No resistance. Cutting through air, until it hits the crust, giving way to the blade as I swipe it from the center to the rim.


Another cut.


And then it’s time to contemplate the crust. Chocolate chip cookie dough peeks past the whipped cream. This is going to be great. I used our favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe from Alice at Savory Sweet Life, foregoing the usual chocolate chunks in favor of semi-sweet chips. The recipe calls for prepared cookie dough. You can do that, but we use Alice’s. These are the perfect cookies, making the perfect pie crust.

A fork goes in, swiping off the point. Creamy, banana, whipped cream, a hit of chocolate from on top, and a crunch+chew of the cookie crust chaser. A linger, barely, of rum. 


Forget the fork. 


This is pie to hold, to be caress, to love.


The other half of this pie went to the neighbors. Share the pie love.


recipe | Banana Cream Pie with Chocolate-Chip-Cookie Crust via epicurious.com
recipe | Chocolate Chunk Cookies via Savory Sweet Life

Comments

[tastesbetterwithfriends]

Sharing is loving and sharing that pie is a lot of love!

[breadandputter]

You have very lucky neighbors. Cookie dough crust - love it.

[Tracy]

If only I were your neighbor! I need this pie in my life.

[Amber | Bluebonnets and Browni]

Man, I gotta have you guys over so you'll bring me pie.

[Shaina]

Okay. My love for pie is just beating away here, and each one keeps getting better. This looks fabulous!

[THE Tough Cookie]

This is the culinary version of a Harlequin romance novel....risque enough to be exciting, but still retaining its virtue.

Is it hot in here, or is it me?

[Barbara | VinoLuciStyle]

My kids used to always say, 'Sharing is Caring.' If you cared about any of us, you would send us a piece of that pie. Need my address?

And Gail is right...steamy pie?

[Paula]

Yet another *sexy* food write-up. Love that this pie has a cookie batter crust and that the bananas are sliced. Looks heavenly and I wish you could read aloud to us! LOL

[Kristan]

This pie looks too good to be true!!

I want it and I want it now.

[All That's Left Are The Crumbs]

This looks so decadent! What a great pie. It certainly wouldn't last long here.

[Tiffany]

I love it! "Forget the fork"... hahahaha!

[Lizzy]

I never thought of adding chocolate to a banana cream pie...way to push it over the top!!! WONDERFUL!!

[Elle]

Wishing I was your neighbor right about now. Fabulous!

[Maria]

I LOVE that crust!

[SMITH BITES]

oh yeah, come to mama - THIS is a pie for the ages!! wonder if i could make this work for my birthday cuz instead of cake, i want pie!

[naomi]

This is my kind of pie. It's like a cookie with pie or pie with cookie. YUM!

[Jackie Gordon Singing Chef]

I was thinking about this pie as I was cuddling and chatting with the BF on the sofa last night (eating Ken's apple pie squares)...

I make a black bottom banana cream pie in my show "The Fried Chicken Theory According to Jackie Gordon" that has proven very popular over the years and earned me my "Pimp Of Pie" moniker. I believe you two are vying for the title.

Bringing up your pie to the BF brought forth the realization that I'd never made the pie for him. BAD GIRLFRIEND!!!! I love the idea of a chocolate chip crust... Thanks for making me think of pie everyday! They make me smile!

[Alison @ Ingredients, Inc.]

Looks fabulous!

[briarrose]

Loooooove the cookie crust. ;) This looks delicious.

[Adryon]

The crust! The banana! The chocolate!

I too would like to caress it. I know you said forget it, but I totally want to fork this pie.

[MrsWheelbarrow]

Swoon. What a remarkable confluence of tastes. Love your pie celebration.

[the yummy mummy]

This post was nearly x-rated. Caressing your pie...

Love that.

Kim

[Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction]

You're totally killing me with all of these pies. I love the idea of chocolate chip cookie crust. Brilliant.

[caron_k]

As the neighbor who indulged in the succulent delight and bananny-goodness of this masterpiece, I can personally attest to the fact that these are not only great neighbors, but cullinary geniouses! We are very lucky to live near these wonder-folks! :)

[Aggie]

This pie makes me want to cry!!! I want a piece so bad!!!