Comments on: Banana Cream Pie

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:25:32 +0000

In reply to Karlee. I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much, Karlee! Thank you for trying my recipes. I'm glad they've been such a hit. :)

By: Karlee

Karlee — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:11:49 +0000

I was scared the whole time making this, that id mess it up or it wouldn’t turn out right but it was wonderful! like it was way too good. my mom & i both enjoyed a slice last night, really like the vanilla wafer crust never tried it before. crazy thing is I never eat bananas by themselves just like banana flavored things. but this way a great recipe to save (and so is your oatmeal cookies recipe) 🍪

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:06:50 +0000

In reply to Jeanz. 65 wafers would weigh somewhere around 245g. I hope you love this pie! :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:22:36 +0000

In reply to Sarah. Thank you so much for trying my recipe, Sarah! I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! :)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:11:15 +0000

Amazing! It came out perfect. This pie is now going to replace any banana pudding recipe I’ve ever made. The crust really makes it. Thank you!

By: Jeanz

Jeanz — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:04:47 +0000

Hi Sam! I made your scratch vanilla wafer cookies and only got about 26, nowhere near 55! 👀I think mine came out a bit big. For the banana cream pie, you mention needing 65 cookies. Do you know what that translates to in grams? I want to weigh what I have before I decide whether to make another batch (or3 lol)
Thank you so much, this pie is such a special tradition & can’t wait to make it all from scratch!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:59:56 +0000

In reply to Jeanz. Hi Jeanz! The vanilla wafer recipe will make about 55 so I would probably make a double batch to have some extras to eat. :) I hope this brings back wonderful memories. :)

By: Jeanz

Jeanz — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:02:17 +0000

In reply to Sam Merritt. If using your vanilla wafer recipe, do I double the cookie recipe? This pie is a meaningful memoir to my pops, every bday of his we eat banana cream pie in his memory and I would love to make it from scratch this year.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:33:06 +0000

In reply to Jon B. Thank you so much for trying my recipe, Jon! I'm so glad everyone enjoyed it so much! :)

By: Jon B

Jon B — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:22:39 +0000

Turned out fantastic! I substituted TJ’s vanilla paste for vanilla extract. Got rave reviews from my friends on it!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:52:40 +0000

In reply to Robbie L Jones. Thank you so much for trying my recipe, Robbie! I'm so glad everyone enjoyed it so much! :)

By: Robbie L Jones

Robbie L Jones — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:17:57 +0000

In reply to Bruce. I made two of these and everyone LOVED them.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:58:16 +0000

I’ve had some really good banana cream pies in my 72 years, and this one might make me forget all of them. This pastry cream is ridiculously rich, et has a sense of lightness. The bananas I used are perfectly ripe, but don’t have a lot of flavor, but somehow the cream coaxed some out of them. I used a regular pie crust, because I like it better than crumb crusts for its contrast with the sweet filling, and it worked great here. You know that I’ve made a lot of your recipes, Sam, and this is one of the best.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:32:30 +0000

In reply to Bruce. After your reply, Sam, I went back and read step 18 again, and because of the word "and" in it, it could even be interpreted as adding whipped cream two more times after step 17. This pie is getting expensive! By the way, I'm making it tonight, so I will leave a review afterwards.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:45:35 +0000

In reply to Bruce. WHOOPS! I will make sure to correct that, but really, you can't have enough whipped cream. ;)

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:41:40 +0000

In reply to Matthew Cox. I’m not judging, but did you really intend for us to top it with whipped cream (step 17) AND serve it with more whipped cream (step 18)? I can imagine you doing that with streusel, of course.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:50:43 +0000

In reply to Charlene Gilbert. I actually made the vanilla wafer recipe after making this recipe so no I did not, but it would definitely work and be delicious with the homemade wafers. :)

By: Charlene Gilbert

Charlene Gilbert — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:38:50 +0000

Did you use your homemade vanilla cookies?

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:55:57 +0000

In reply to Annmarie. I hope you love it, Annmarie! :)

By: Annmarie

Annmarie — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:39:48 +0000

I love Sam, her recipes are the best and her videos are so fun to watch. Can’t wait to try this pie recipe!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:07:56 +0000

In reply to Matthew Cox. I'm so glad everyone has been enjoying the pie so much! :)

By: Matthew Cox

Matthew Cox — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:22:05 +0000

This was my challenge: can even a guy like me make a banana cream pie. It seemed like a magical mystery. Thanks to SSR, I could. I could make a Banana cream pie! And now, thanks to my son’s insistence, I make a lot of them. Sometimes I cannot get it to set properly, but if I refrigerate overnight it makes all the difference. (Or I just scoop that baby up with a spoon – I’m not picky here, it is excellent.)

Thanks to SSR for making me a hero capable of magical mysterious pies – which, you know, teaching me something like this is a miracle all by itself.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:42:00 +0000

In reply to Meaghan. Hi Meaghan! It may just have needed to cook a little bit longer. You can watch me do it in the video to see the consistency to help give you some visual clues. :)

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:07:10 +0000

This was incredible but my custard was a little bit more runny than I wanted it to be! I will definitely make this again! How do I make sure the custard gets thick enough?

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:06:56 +0000

In reply to Patricia Connornbbbp. Hi Patricia! We haven't tried it, so we're not sure how it would work