SECRET CREAMPIE RECIPES

Menu Description: "Fresh ripe bananas in our rich vanilla cream, topped with fresh whipped cream or fluffy meringue."  Bakers get to work by 5 a.m. at Marie Callender's to begin baking over 30 varieties of pies. Huge pies. Pies that weigh nearly three pounds apiece. The fresh, creamy, flaky delicious pies that have made Marie Callender's famous in the food biz. On those mornings about 250 pies will be made at each of the 147 restaurants. Modest, I suppose, when compared with Thanksgiving Day when the stores can make up to 3,500 pies each. For now though, we'll start with just one—banana cream pie with flaky crust, whipped cream, and slivered almonds on top. This recipe requires that you bake the crust unfilled, so you will have to use a pie weight or other oven-safe object to keep the crust from puffing up. Large pie weights are sold in many stores, or you can use small metal or ceramic weights (sold in packages). Or place dried beans on the crust which has first been lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Try more of my Marie Callender's copycat recipes here.  Source: Top Secret Restaurant Recipes by Todd Wilbur.

Provided by Todd Wilbur

Total Time 1 hours 35 minutes0S

Prep Time 47 minutes30S

Cook Time 47 minutes30S

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300 calories

This is a creamy lemon pie that is a great dessert on a hot summer day. Garnish with whipped cream.

Provided by Marie Clare

Categories     Desserts    Pies    No-Bake Pie Recipes

Total Time 3 hours 0 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 1 9-inch pie

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 481.7 calories, CarbohydrateContent 46 g, CholesterolContent 218.4 mg, FatContent 31.5 g, FiberContent 0.7 g, ProteinContent 5.6 g, SaturatedFatContent 15.9 g, SodiumContent 201 mg, SugarContent 27 g