Emeril's Banana Cream Pie with Caramel Drizzles and Chocolate Sauce

The recipe for the original Banana Graham Cracker Crust is at the end of this post, if you wish to try it. It no longer appears on the Emeril's website.

Emeril's Famous Banana Cream Pie (corrected recipe)

Makes one 9-inch pie to serve 10

subheading: CARAMEL SAUCE:

¾ cup sugar

2 tablespoons water

½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice

½ cup heavy cream

2 tablespoons to ¼ cup whole milk

subheading: CHOCOLATE SAUCE:

½ cup half-and-half

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

½ pound semisweet chocolate chips

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

subheading: CUSTARD FILLING:

4 cups heavy cream

1-½ cups whole milk

1-½ cups plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise and seeds scraped

3 large egg yolks

2 large eggs

½ cup cornstarch

subheading: GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST:

1-¼ cups graham cracker crumbs

¼ cup sugar

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

subheading: FOR ASSEMBLY:

3 pounds (about 9) firm but ripe bananas, peeled, cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Shaved chocolate, for garnish

Powdered sugar, for garnish

Fresh mint, for garnish

Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.

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