No Bake Banana Cream Pie Recipe - BubbaPie (2026)

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How do you keep bananas from turning brown in a banana cream pie? ›

Covering sliced bananas with layers of pastry cream helps prevent the fruit from browning. Refrigerating the assembled pie until it's thoroughly chilled infuses the pastry cream with banana flavor and ensures clean slices.

Here's what I learned…that happens as a result of not cooking the custard long enough. Eggs are typically the main thickeners in custard and when cooked, the proteins in the eggs get thicker.

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Generally, the better option is to simply chill or thaw the pie in the fridge before serving it. For a velvety smooth dessert, keep the pie in the fridge after it sets. If you want a firmer dessert, don't hesitate to freeze it and serve it up before it is fully thawed.

Adding lemon or lime juice to peeled bananas can help preserve their freshness. Basically, the citrus slows down the oxidation process. Avoid exposing bananas to moist environments, it can lead to premature ripening. Keep them in an air tight container and store them in a freezer.

Crust dust is a 1:1 mixture of flour and granulated sugar. When baking a pie, especially a fruit pie, a couple of teaspoons of crust dust sprinkled into the bottom of the crust will help prevent the crust from becoming saturated with juicy filling as it bakes.

For thickening, you'll use cornstarch. (The egg yolks and cream help, too.) A fork works for whisking the cornstarch and egg yolk mixture.

Cornstarch. Cornstarch is a super-effective thickener that doesn't need much time to cook, although it does require high temperatures to activate. To avoid clumps, mix cornstarch with sugar before adding it to your filling.

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One of the most popular and effective methods is to coat the fruit in lemon juice, which changes the pH of the fruit. This reduces the enzyme's ability to cause the fruit to brown.

How long does banana cream pie last? You can keep the pie covered and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Do keep in mind that the bananas will brown during refrigeration. As mentioned above, it's best to wait to top the pie with banana slices until you serve it.

Keep frozen until ready to use. Do not refreeze if completely thawed. Cover and refrigerate unused portion for up to 3 days if thawed.

To help prevent the puree from browning, you can add a few drops of an acid such as fresh lemon or orange juice. Mix with whole milk plain yogurt, baby oatmeal, mashed avocado, sweet potato, or any other baby food you like as desired.

If you freeze whole bananas, the peels will turn brown with time in the freezer. This is fine and doesn't affect the flavor of the fruit. However, if your frozen banana slices, chunks, or mash turns brown, the container or bag is not airtight.

The cold temperature of the fridge will cause the skin of the bananas to darken after a few days. The bananas will still be edible at this point, but you should look for signs of mold or if the flesh has begun to ferment or smell off—this means they're probably rotten and at this point, they should be discarded.