National Banana Cream Pie Day is recognized annually on March 2nd. Celebrated throughout the United States, pie lovers enjoy this day as they get to indulge in one of America’s most popular cream pies.
The process from the traditional custard pie was modified into a recipe for the appetizing and flavorful banana cream pie. Now there are many variations in thousands of recipes for this yummy pie and recipes for banana cream pie can be found in recipe books dating back into the 19th century.
Banana cream pie was ranked the number one favorite dessert among the soldiers of the United States Armed Services in the 1950s.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Spend a little time in your kitchen whipping up a delicious banana cream pie to share with your family and friends.
A banana cream pie can be made as simple as:
- 1 box instant banana pudding – 1 pkg cream cheese (softened) – 2 large bananas – 1 container whipped topping – graham cracker crust
- Mix pudding with 1 1/2 cups milk, cool in fridge until thickened. With mixer, combine pudding and cream cheese until blended. Slice bananas into graham cracker crust. Spoon pudding mixture over bananas and top with whipped topping. Chill for at least 2 hours. Enjoy!!
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Origin of the National Banana Cream Pie Day
Banana cream pies can be enjoyed all year round. There may not be definitive sources that gives a reason why Banana Cream Pie Day is held on this date, but that shouldn’t detract the pleasure of chomping down on a piece of banana cream pie. Bananas can be found ripe and fresh all year round, so why not banana cream pies too?
Trivia
- A version of the banana cream pie hails from England. Called the Banoffee pie, it is a mix of the banana cream pie and toffee.
- The earliest mention of the banana pie is from 1880. The earliest mention of banana cream pie comes from the Blue Ribbon Cookbook of 1906.
- There are varieties of bananas called They are more angular-shaped, has a bigger circumference and usually colored green. Then main difference is that bananas are mostly eaten raw while plaintains are cooked.
- Banana pies, unlike other versions of pies, were first made in a round shape. Previous versions of pies were made in rectangular shapes, unlike the pie we are so accustomed to today.
