Competition for the People's Choice Sweet Pie category was intensely delicious this year!  Beloved Community Pie Social winners from 2025 came back with delectable crowd favorites - from Zane, Leila, and Micah's Hot Chocolate Pie to Monica Cook's Southern Brown Sugar Custard Pie. This year's crowd favorite for "Best of Sweet Pies" went to Zeta Klemmer (MO#925) and faer partner Riah Helton (MO#1365) for this scrumptious Biscoff Banana Creme Pie.  Thanks to Zeta and Riah for baking and sharing! 
 

Ingredients:

For the Crust:

• 8.8oz package Biscoff cookies

• 3 tbsp butter, melted

For the Filling:

• 1 large banana, sliced into discs

• 2 instant banana cream pudding mix, 3.4 oz packages

• 2 cups cold milk

• 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream

• 3 tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions:

For the crust

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

• Place cookies in a food processor or blender and pulse until fine crumbs.

• Drizzle in melted butter until coated.

• Pour into a 9 or 9 ½ inch pie pan and press the crumbs into an even layer and up the sides of the pan.

• Bake for 10 minutes, then let cool completely

For the Pie

• Line the bottom of the pie crust with sliced bananas

• Whisk together the banana cream pudding mixes with 2 cups of cold milk until smooth

• Meanwhile beat 1 ½ cups of whipping cream and 3 tbsp powdered sugar together until stiff peaks form.

• Fold ½  cup of the whipped cream into the pudding mixture until fully combined.

• Pour into the pie crust and spread to an even layer.

• Chill for 3 hours.

Once ready to serve, top the pie with the remaining whipped cream.
Garnish with extra Biscoff cookie crumbs if desired. 
Enjoy!