Serves: Makes 6 servings
Cooking Time:

75 minutes

The perfect compliment to a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, this gooey dessert is like a decadent peanut butter and banana sandwich…only better! A tasty way to complete any meal, your family will go "bananas" for this one!
    
Ingredients:

Crust:
 
1-1/3 cups all purpose flour 325 mL
1/3 cup cold butter, cut in cubes 75 mL
1/3 cup unsalted peanuts 75 mL
1/4 cup (approx.) ice water 50 mL

Filling:

1 can (300 mL) sweetened condensed milk 1
3/4 cup packed brown sugar 175 mL
1/4 cup butter 50 mL
2 tbsp golden corn syrup 25 mL
2 medium sized bananas 2
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 15 mL
1 tbsp chopped toasted peanuts 15 mL
3 whole natural peanuts, for garnish 3

Directions:
 
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Place flour in bowl. Using pastry blender or two knifes, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Finely chop peanuts and add to flour mixture. One tbsp (15 mL) at a time, stir in just enough cold water to form a soft dough. Gather dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes.

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼-inch (5 mm) thick round. Fit dough into 8 inch (20 cm) fluted round tart pan with removable bottom. Trim excess dough. Line with parchment paper and pie weights. Bake in centre of oven for 20 minutes. Remove paper and weights, and bake for a further 10 to 15 minutes or until golden. Cool.

To make filling, in saucepan combine condensed milk, brown sugar, butter and corn syrup; cook over medium heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Increase heat to medium-high; cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, or until mixture turns golden caramel colour. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes, then spoon into pastry shell. Cool completely.

Slice bananas and toss with lemon juice. Arrange around outer edge of pie. Decorate with chopped and whole peanuts and serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutritional Information:

PER SERVING:
Calories: 701
Protein: 11 g
Total Fat: 29 g total fat (of which 9.3g is monounsaturated)
Carbohydrates: 99 g

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